Tag: Minimum Wage
Raise wages of workers in food sector but lower rentals of operators: Chee Soon...
Singapore -- The authorities should lower rental charges as part of plans to introduce a Progressive Wage Model in the food sector. This was...
US research on minimum wage and jobs: What do you think, WP?
Singapore — Some members of the online community, drawing attention to US research on a minimum wage and jobs, have called for a response...
PAP Minister promotes KF Seetoh’s latest Makansutra heritage food guide
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Edwin Tong, promoted renowned food guru KF Seetoh's latest food guide, in a recent social media post.
Mr Seetoh...
Veteran architect weighs in on whether Singapore should have a minimum wage
Veteran architect and National University of Singapore (NUS) adjunct professor Tay Kheng Soon joined the heated discussion on whether Singapore needs to implement a...
Zaqy Mohamad, Jamus Lim spar in Parliament on WP’s proposal of a minimum wage
Singapore — The Government and the Workers' Party sparred in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 3) on the WP's call for the introduction of a...
Donald Low advocates Swiss Army knife approach on minimum wage issue
Singapore—Weighing in on the minimum wage issue recently debated in Parliament, academic Donald Low has highlighted the different facets of the problem, saying that...
SDP says S$1,300 is not enough, minimum wage should be S$1,760
Singapore -- The opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is promoting a minimum wage of S$1,760 a month for full-time workers, amid continuing discussion of...
Ex-Manpower Minister jumps into minimum wage debate
Despite retiring from electoral politics earlier this year, former Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say has made his views on whether Singapore needs to implement...
Josephine Teo’s 2018 comment on minimum wage recirculates
Singapore—With the minimum wage issue hotly debated in Parliament recently, it comes as no surprise that remarks made by Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on...
SDP’s James Gomez talks about minimum wage misconceptions
In a video posted on the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) Facebook page, Dr James Gomez spoke about four misperceptions of Minimum Wage.
He said: “For...