Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 monthly

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[h=2]Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 monthly[/h]Posted by temasektimes on July 4, 2012


Cold Storage supermarket may be one of the largest supermarket chains in Singapore, but its Singaporean workers are still very poorly paid.
According to one irate Patrick Lee who wrote to the Straits Times Forum today, his brother who worked for the Cold Storage supermarkets for several years as a retail assistant is paid less than S$1,000 monthly.

To compound matters, Cold Storage will not adopt the National Wages Council (NWC) recommendation to adjust the pay of its low-wage workers.

“Already, my brother has to work six days a week, and on public holidays as well. He does not receive a half-day off for Chinese New Year’s Eve or Christmas Eve; he cannot apply for block leave and does not know his day off in advance. The compensation for working on public holidays amounts to very little, and he is not given a day off as compensation.”

He expressed his surprise at its refusal to follow the NWC wage guidelines to give a raise to low-income workers.

“I am puzzled why a big company like Dairy Farm will not follow the NWC wage guidelines for workers like my brother, who sacrifice much so Cold Storage can function daily. I can now understand why many citizens shun such work, because one is virtually yoked to the job.”

Despite a booming economy, the wages of Singapore’s low-income workers have stagnated in recent years due to the relentless influx of cheaper foreign workers.

Singapore has the highest income gap between the rich and the poor among the thirty most developed economies in the world after Hong Kong.

 

[Television]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

Only an up-rising will cure this problem

 

[RWSSLOTS]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

cols storage workers should just go on strike...
its the pap fault for killing the unions.
now the low wage workers have to suffer..

 

[sleaguepunter]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

cols storage workers should just go on strike...
its the pap fault for killing the unions.
now the low wage workers have to suffer..

u r wrong. it only private sectors that dun have unions. private sectors only can go ntuc which is useless. but ppl working in stat board, govt service, their unions a bit more bite. every year have wage review between the unions and managements. and the managements are damned afraid of these stat board unions.

 

[Cestbon]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

That why I said gov must have law by year end min base salary $1k without included benefit and OT.
By end of 2014 min salary $1200.
PM and minister should peg to 50 person of the lowest 10% pay.
eg. $1k x 50 person = $50k/month.

If fix like this they will automatic want to rise the lower group salary

 

[halsey02]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

That why I said gov must have law by year end min base salary $1k without included benefit and OT.
By end of 2014 min salary $1200.
PM and minister should peg to 50 person of the lowest 10% pay.
eg. $1k x 50 person = $50k/month.

If fix like this they will automatic want to rise the lower group salary

Should be paid a token sum of S$1... ha ha ha ha

 

[wMulew]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

That why I said gov must have law by year end min base salary $1k without included benefit and OT.
By end of 2014 min salary $1200.
PM and minister should peg to 50 person of the lowest 10% pay.
eg. $1k x 50 person = $50k/month.

If fix like this they will automatic want to rise the lower group salary

Ensuring the lowest gets more equal to the top is a great way to ensure the economy gets ruin and pple losing jobs faster then U can say die lah. Refer to countries like North Korea, European Union for great examples. The US is recovering right now, guess what, Income gap getting wider

 

[Unrepented]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

Bro, I am a bit slow.......you telling us a joke or what:o

.................but ppl working in stat board, govt service, their unions a bit more bite. every year have wage review between the unions and managements. and the managements are damned afraid of these stat board unions.

 

[laksaboy]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

If you shop at Cold Storage you are part of the problem.

 

[Cruxx]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

Ensuring the lowest gets more equal to the top is a great way to ensure the economy gets ruin and pple losing jobs faster then U can say die lah. Refer to countries like North Korea, European Union for great examples. The US is recovering right now, guess what, Income gap getting wider

How equal is North Korea? Everyone in North Korea enjoys a similar standard of living as that of Kim Jong-un? How bad are the German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch and Austrian economies btw?

 

[Spock]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

u r wrong. it only private sectors that dun have unions. private sectors only can go ntuc which is useless. but ppl working in stat board, govt service, their unions a bit more bite. every year have wage review between the unions and managements. and the managements are damned afraid of these stat board unions.

All unions, government or private, come under the umbrella of NTUC, with the exception of ALPAS (pilots' union) and one other very small union (not sure if still in existence).

 

[sleaguepunter]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

Bro, I am a bit slow.......you telling us a joke or what:o

maybe pte sector employees dun join unions but most employees who work in stat boards or ex nationalised companies join unions, ie, the nurse union, bus drivers union etc etc... as much as unions are percived as useless but it not totally useless. Those who work in HR in these campanies will tell you the annual wage review had to satisfied the union leaders before wage adjustment can be pass, even bonus payout must deemed to be fair.

 

[boring]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

maybe pte sector employees dun join unions but most employees who work in stat boards or ex nationalised companies join unions, ie, the nurse union, bus drivers union etc etc... as much as unions are percived as useless but it not totally useless. Those who work in HR in these campanies will tell you the annual wage review had to satisfied the union leaders before wage adjustment can be pass, even bonus payout must deemed to be fair.

don't talk shit, who r those union leader? they are also the low grade employee from the respective employer. union at stat board just for show, and for porlangpar employee to join the so call union to gain point. wake up, u stat board sleeping frog

 

[sleaguepunter]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

don't talk shit, who r those union leader? they are also the low grade employee from the respective employer. union at stat board just for show, and for porlangpar employee to join the so call union to gain point. wake up, u stat board sleeping frog

hello, u not happy also no need to insult. i only posting what i know from a source who work in HR. management level staff. ppl said, i hear and i post here. i cannot give who and where as can get the person fired.

see my other posts before passing judgement.

 

[boring]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

hello, u not happy also no need to insult. i only posting what i know from a source who work in HR. management level staff. ppl said, i hear and i post here. i cannot give who and where as can get the person fired.

see my other posts before passing judgement.

don't need see other post, i just respond to this particular statement only. just bear in mind one thing, there're no union in sillypore, all r fake one

 

[streetsmart73]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

All unions, government or private, come under the umbrella of NTUC, with the exception of ALPAS (pilots' union) and one other very small union (not sure if still in existence).

hi there


1. bro, pte establishments are not under any ntuc thing which is totally useless & toothless.
2. the ntuc is only interested in "collective agreement" between itself & the specific unionised company.
3. btw, the 50-buck thing is only some guideline.
4. you have the option to observe, ignore it or accept it.
5. it is not statutory or mandatory in the employment acts.

 

[streetsmart73]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

don't need see other post, i just respond to this particular statement only. just bear in mind one thing, there're no union in sillypore, all r fake one

hi there


1. bro, to much extent.
2. you are correct on the effectiveness of union in sheepishland.
3. toothless & useless!
4. union leaders in pte cos are those not even middle-level staff.
5. 50-buck increment happy till death thing!

 

[no_faith]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

don't need see other post, i just respond to this particular statement only. just bear in mind one thing, there're no union in sillypore, all r fake one

true.
in foreign country, maybe union can be trusted. like you mentioned sillypore, only silly person believes in union.

sillypore depends heavily on these companies. if they were sincere in helping the staff, the companies might divert their sources outside sillypore.
sillypore will be mati.

NTUC = Never Trust Union Congress

 

[Spock]

Re: Singaporean working at Cold Storage as retail assistant paid less than $1,000 mon

hi there

1. bro, pte establishments are not under any ntuc thing which is totally useless & toothless.

What I mean is that it doesn't matter whether you work in the private or public sector, any union you join will come under NTUC, meaning they cannot suka suka take any action they want without getting approval from NTUC. If they do so, government will prosecute the union leaders and shut the union down. Exception is the pilots' union.