Survey: 75% of companies will not pass on wage credits to employees

[Confuseous]

I had first written about the WCS in a previous post, questioning if it is proper for the government to use public funds to subsidise wage increments even if it is to encourage employers to give Higher increments to boost low wage earners income. While the intent is not a bad one, ie to help low wage workers, my question is now even more pertinent as it looks like the WCS objective may not be achieved if the employers don’t use the money to giver higher rises. Is it proper then for the government to subsidise the companies’ operating costs? Why isn’t there strict criteria on how WCS will be utilised? Can the government do something about it to ensure it is subsidising for the right reason?
So many questions and so few answers. I wonder what the next bigger survey will unveil. If there is one.

- http://jentrifiedcitizen.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/most-firms-surveyed-will-not-pass-on-wage-subsidy/