Only 32,000 take home less than WP's proposed $1,300 minimum wage

[Sinkie]

Only 32,000 takes home less now, but what if these 32,000 are the jhk pr, the vietbu ltvp workers?

 

[Sinkie]

About 32,000 workers in Singapore take home less than the Workers' Party's (WP) proposed minimum wage of $1,300, NTUC deputy secretary-general Koh Poh Koon told the House. This drew a response from WP MPs, who said its introduction should then not hurt businesses or workers

 

[Konnichiwa]

Implement minimum wage on the 32,000 only lor

 

[Sinkie]

Dr Koh had cited the figure to explain that a minimum wage was not necessary. He said the Government's policies, particularly the progressive wage model (PWM) and Workfare Income Supplement, already ensure the majority of low-wage workers take home more than $1,300 a month.

Among the 850,000 workers in occupations traditionally deemed lower income, such as clerical support and service staff and tradesmen, about 100,000 earn below $1,300, figures from the Ministry of Manpower show.

After taking into account Workfare wage top-ups and employers' Central Provident Fund contribution, about 56,000 earn less than $1,300. Of these, about 32,000 are full-time employees, or 1.7 per cent of the workforce, a "very small number", said Dr Koh.

 

[fandango]

Since only 32,000 workers, just let them have at least $1.3k lar. Try try mah.

 

[charsiewfan]

Include FW and FDW?

 

[Sinkie]

Implement minimum wage on the 32,000 only lor

What if these 32,000 are jhk pr? Still implement?

 

[Konnichiwa]

If minimum wage is implemented then next time
Will employer implement $1,300 as starting pay instead of $1,600?

 

[fandango]

What if these 32,000 are jhk pr? Still implement?

Try lar. Universal mah.

 

[fandango]

If minimum wage is implemented then next time
Will employer implement $1,300 as starting pay instead of $1,600?

That's not a bad idea too. Cuts both ways.

 

[Konnichiwa]

What if these 32,000 are jhk pr? Still implement?

Ya... that’s why it’s very tricky...
Once u set this shiit... they won’t employ Sinkie...

 

[Sinkie]

Try lar. Universal mah.

Up employment pass minimum wage already created so much big fuss in Edmw, still want up the jhk wage?

 

[Sinkie]

If minimum wage is implemented then next time
Will employer implement $1,300 as starting pay instead of $1,600?

Very likely, salary paying $1500-$1800 will be adjusted to $1300

 

[Konnichiwa]

Try lar. Universal mah.

WP useless one... getting more useless...

 

[fandango]

Up employment pass minimum wage already created so much big fuss in Edmw, still want up the jhk wage?

They already say edmw are just noise.

 

[wwenze]

32000 is not an "only" number in a country with 3 million voters.

You're going to tell me "only" 4% of our workforce is unemployed too?

 

[snap99]

So what’s his logic again ?

 

[Sinkie]

Ya... that’s why it’s very tricky...
Once u set this shiit... they won’t employ Sinkie...

If upping Employment pass min salary is to encourage employer to employ less EP, so if we give sinkies a min salary, means what?

 

[stillgottheblues]

They must have counted in wage supplement scheme.

 

[Sinkie]

They must have counted in wage supplement scheme.

If they counted in wage supplement scheme, who pay?