NTUC offers PMET jobs at $2,000 monthly to Singaporeans

[BuiKia]

I think the amount is as little as those in Malaysia!

With Singaporean PMETs facing intense competition from cheaper foreigners in the job market, Singapore’s only legal trade union NTUC is currently working with employers to provide more meaningful job opportunities for members who are mature professionals, managers and executives (PMEs).

At its U Live Symposium on Sunday, NTUC offered 15 PME job openings including middle management positions which pay at least S$2,000 per month each.

Speaking to queries from the media, President of the National Trades Union Congress, Diana Chia said:

“They are also part of our rank and file workers, and this is an important aspect for people to realise — that we are all moving up in our career, and we are all going up for higher education, to ensure that we find purpose and a career for us to move on.”

An increasing number of PMETs are finding hard to get decent jobs due to competition from foreign PMETs who are allowed to find work in Singapore with few restrictions.

 

[Raiders]

I think the amount is as little as those in Malaysia!

Just enough to pay for private Childcare education

 

[chootchiew]

Just enough to pay for private Childcare education

This amount was also what boss Sam offered .

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Dun say family commitments.......what kind of lifestyle can a single person have on $2K income? Not a very decent one for sure.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

$2,000 is pay for 'middle management', can i consider myself as Director?

 

[Raiders]

This amount was also what boss Sam offered .

Haha. Your memory is fabulous. Thanks for making me laugh brother

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Raiders thanks for points. Looks like you are a man who can take criticisms well. However, i hope you can turn over a new leaf for your wife. Although that is not my business.

 

[Raiders]

Raiders thanks for points. Looks like you are a man who can take criticisms well. However, i hope you can turn over a new leaf for your wife. Although that is not my business.

Wakaka, I added wrongly? I will try my best

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

$2,000 for middle management?

Even Jumbo Seafood paying $1,600 for dishwasher.


http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/pore-restaurant-group-jumbo-expand-103658070.html

Ang Kiam Meng, chief executive officer of Jumbo Group of Restaurants. (Yahoo! photo)

Home-grown Jumbo Group of Restaurants plans to expand overseas for the first time as it finds the business environment in Singapore "challenging", said its chief executive Ang Kiam Meng.

In an interview with Yahoo! Singapore Finance on Monday, Ang said that the group, which operates the popular Jumbo Seafood restaurants and other chains, is looking to open at least one store each in China and Indonesia this year.

"First of all (the reason we are going overseas) is the market-size compared to Singapore. There are still a lot more growth opportunities, especially in China and Indonesia," said Ang, noting there is no direct competition in those markets yet for the kind of food the chain offers.

The outlets will be located in Beijing in China, and in Surabaya and possibly later in Jakarta in Indonesia.

The group will still be expanding in Singapore as it plans to open two new outlets , said Ang, but he said the expansion was slower as business conditions were tougher.

"Part of the reason (we are going overseas) also is the current Singapore business environment is rather challenging. I think the two major factors — labour and rental — is adding a lot of pressure on business profitability, business bottomline," he said.

He disclosed that under the recently renewed restaurant lease at VivoCity, the company would be paying 50 per cent higher rental starting July.

He also said that given the tight labour market, the company has had to increase salaries. For example, in the past year and a half, they had to increase the pay of a dishwasher from S$800 to S$1,600.

He said that about half of the company's 670-strong workforce is Singaporean, but the group usually can't get locals to apply for the openings.

In the meantime, Ang said the group has been tapping on the assistance of SPRING Singapore to strengthen internal processes and train staff.

Taking part in the enterprise development agency's human capital development programme, the restaurant group has sent leaders and managers for advanced management training and tapped on experienced mentors for its leadership team.

It has also joined a part-time pool programme spearheaded by SPRING to address manpower needs.

The initiatives have since resulted in a manpower attrition rate that is lower than that of the industry, according to SPRING.

Singapore's government last year tightened on the entry of foreign executives and workers last year amid growing resentment among citizens. Massive influx of immigrants over previous years has been blamed for overcrowding on trains and for the sharp rise in housing prices.

 

[halsey02]

Dun say family commitments.......what kind of lifestyle can a single person have on $2K income? Not a very decent one for sure.

What do you think?, you want to eat, at Hawker Centres, Coffeeshop, restaurant or a chef flown in from Japan"? $2,000 small membership!!, starve a little, "sniff & lick a few behinds"...and someday, you will be called for "TEA"..and your basic career enhancement will be $13,000 a month!!

"members have its privileges" "ARE YOU"??

 

[Hans168]

Most of PMEs have degree......... entry level jobs with degree pay 3 grand, so why are they underpaid esp when they come with solid experience???
Clearly govt thinks they are not worth a shit except for PAP pple//////
If govt has such view, why wud private sector have other view?

 

[Hans168]

Spring Chairman Failure Yeo is supposed together with Wong Meng Meng Pres of LSS to promote silver hair industry/What has become of it after almost a decade?????

 

[halsey02]

Spring Chairman Failure Yeo is supposed together with Wong Meng Meng Pres of LSS to promote silver hair industry/What has become of it after almost a decade?????

The hair became grey, then white & all had fallen off...what silver hair. It is all forgotten, what Industry? they were looking for a creative way to euthanize the "silver hair".

 

[palden]

2000 can buy 2 hdb already. Rent both out at 1800 each you get 3600 per month. See how garment take care of you?

 

[Hans168]

The hair became grey, then white & all had fallen off...what silver hair. It is all forgotten, what Industry? they were looking for a creative way to euthanize the "silver hair".

How come NO accountability??????????????????????