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

[Konnichiwa]

And you are earning less than 1,300 and so understand their plight? Noted. Konnichiwa is the atypical EDMWer who earned less than 50k per month.

I think one way is to joint venture with few guys...
set up one company and provide minimum wages for the poor...
u should start doing it... u know what I mean...

 

[xdivider]

32000 workers and 1300 i think wont have much impact on consumer prices.. they are too far down to have any impact

if you say min wage of 2k or 3k.. then yes will have impact

but the rhetoric has been thrown around ad nauseam that if u implement this sinkeland will die. i really wish they can argue it based on real data than folksy wisdom. so by giving 1.3k to 32k workers, we are going to experience real inflation of? company are going to go bust bcos their 50 workers they pay 130 to now need to be paid 10 times? i really doubt anus actually bothered to think thru it.......

 

[muddywaters]

If that makes you feel better, then sure.

I can't know how non-essential sectors think.

It does, thank you .

 

[Konnichiwa]

Like MRT ushers?

I work with them before siol...
they just want easy job soil... few hours niah...

 

[sunzoner]

The 32,000 did not include the number of unemployed or retrenched right?

Min wage is not universal Basic wages or unemployment benefit.

 

[Konnichiwa]

but the rhetoric has been thrown around ad nauseam that if u implement this sinkeland will die. i really wish they can argue it based on real data than folksy wisdom. so by giving 1.3k to 32k workers, we are going to experience real inflation of? company are going to go bust bcos their 50 workers they pay 130 to now need to be paid 10 times? i really doubt anus actually bothered to think thru it.......

U start the ball rolling.
Set up company and provide minimum wages... lor...

 

[muddywaters]

I think people forgot that we do have minimum wage for Ministers...

 

[sunzoner]

Maybe tell me which industry will be affected... first... if minimum wages is implemented... then we discuss lor

So is strawmen. Noted.

 

[sunzoner]

Which industry are u in?

I am not in the bulls*** industry so you wouldnt understand.

 

[Konnichiwa]

Why not push for $1,600 ... better life right than $1,300...
You can’t be living from hand to mouth lor.

If u really wants to solve problem... $2,500 will be better...

 

[boredom2012]

Age is not a problem. They can retake ITE.

If old age stops the ability to learn new skills, we should not have old people keep getting promoted to Director CEO and Ministers.

Yes. You are right. Why GCT leave? Because he know he jiak liaobee. Waste taxpayer money

 

[sunzoner]

Age is not a problem. They can retake ITE.

If old age stops the ability to learn new skills, we should not have old people keep getting promoted to Director CEO and Ministers.

One old person equals another old person? Noted.

 

[Konnichiwa]

I am not in the bulls*** industry so you wouldnt understand.

Siao Lang one....

 

[Schnitzel]

TBH even if the 'affected' bosses were made to increase their workers' wages, they would still be able to stay in their landed and drive their bmw/audi. Don't know why it's such a big deal to consider the human side of things especially in the middle of a pandemic.

 

[cute_togepi]

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

Then means we should increase the suggested minimum wage to 1.6k right?

 

[muddywaters]

Why not push for $1,600 ... better life right than $1,300...
You can’t be living from hand to mouth lor.

If u really wants to solve problem... $2,500 will be better...

How to survive with only $2500 a month in Singapore.

Let's make it $10,000 a month minium wage. More people will be happy.

 

[wwenze]

One old person equals another old person? Noted.

Thanks for agreeing with me. It is good to have support.

Next we shall make all young people take the same exams, run the same IPPT etc. Oh wait it has already been done.

Which job they end up in is fully meritocracy.

 

[sunzoner]

I think one way is to joint venture with few guys...
set up one company and provide minimum wages for the poor...
u should start doing it... u know what I mean...

So now try to move goal post? Do you earn less than 1,300?

 

[windwaver]

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?

Numbers don't add up?

 

[Konnichiwa]

Why let people live from hands to mouth only
Ji Tao wack $3,000 better... everyone will be more well off right?
Can start family....

Company won’t close down immediately right? Bosses will be still staying in GCB and driving Proton Wira right?