
7 children, but no ‘cash’ assistance?
I refer to the article “Raising 7 children on under S$3,000 a month in Singapore” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 24). It states that “A secondary school teacher for a decade, she quit after her fifth child, Arielle, was born in 2011. Raising their children on just one breadwinner’s salary, however, has not been easy. Their...

If the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) has failed for cleaners – will it work for F & B workers?
I refer to the front page headlines article “F & B workers to be assessed if they can get on wage ladder” (Sunday Times, Jun 24). It states that “Kitchen helpers and other low-wage workers in the food and beverage (F&B) industry could be next in line for a basic wage and structured increases under the Progressive...

Why are there so many low-pay PMETs?
I refer to the article “Earning less than S$2,500, ‘disguised executives’ call for overtime compensation” (Today, Jun 23). It states that “Describing these workers as “disguised PMEs (professionals, managers and executives)” in a blog post earlier this week, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) assistant secretary-general...
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