Retrenched PMETs spending more time looking for jobs?
We refer to the article “Redundancy, unemployment remain low in 2013: MOM” (Channel NewsAsia, Apr 25). 66% found jobs within 12 months? It states that “66% of residents made redundant in the first three quarters of 2013 re-entered employment by December 2013, within 12 months of redundancy.” Statistic got worse because...
Dialogue between organisers & protesters best solution
Last week, I felt concerned enough about the Philippine Independence Day celebration saga that I wrote to the Philippine Embassy saying I am sorry for the harassment the organisers have gotten, but that I also believe that there is some level of miscommunication and cross-talk between the organisers of the event and those that...
Need for unemployment insurance
Some people like to use extreme cases to support their views. Those who do not like unemployment insurance say that it will encourage people to be lazy and to abuse the system. This may be true for some people, but may not be true for the majority. A German once told me that in her home town, many people become unemployed as...
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