Is manpower crunch the real reason to close coffeeshop?
Tong Seng Coffeeshop owner Ong Choon Seng blamed the manpower crunch for the closure of his eatery along North Bridge Road ("Coffee shop bids farewell with a last free meal"; last Sunday). A real estate expert estimated that his property could fetch between $15 million and $18 million - a tempting sum. So is the manpower shortage...
Why bosses like to employ foreign S-Pass holders
I was at a clinic last week at about 7-8pm. While waiting to see the doctor, I struck up a conversation with the counter girl, a Filipino. The conversation started when I asked how much she was making overtime since she was working late at the clinic. She told me that she wasn't paid any overtime but a flat rate of $2,200, the...
MP Puthucheary’s suggestion does not hold water
Dr Janil Puthucheary PAP MPs asking MOM to allow firms to retain FTs - He will ask the Minister if there are plans to introduce a scheme to allow foreigners who have a good track record and sustained work experience in local SMEs to be retained as staff under a special pass with a longer duration. If the govt agrees to MP Puthuchury’s...
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