Unemployment rate for over-30s creeps up

[Yewheng]

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/more-sota-students-go-on-to-pursue-non-arts-related-fields?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&xtor=CS1-10#link_time=1494861020

 

This is good news, if not later too many arts degree holders get their reality check where cannot find good pay job due to job mismatch, which company need arts degree holder to work? Most likely they will have to settle for a lot lower pay job which do not require a degree.

[Adrianli]

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/more-sota-students-go-on-to-pursue-non-arts-related-fields?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&xtor=CS1-10#link_time=1494861020

 

This is good news, if not later too many arts degree holders get their reality check where cannot find good pay job due to job mismatch, which company need arts degree holder to work? Most likely they will have to settle for a lot lower pay job which do not require a degree.

 

I think one of my cousin has an arts degree from NUS and she is a teacher at a secondary school.  Not sure what she teaching thou.

[Jamesc]

I think one of my cousin has an arts degree from NUS and she is a teacher at a secondary school.  Not sure what she teaching thou.

 

Arts?

 

[Throttle2]

I think one of my cousin has an arts degree from NUS and she is a teacher at a secondary school. Not sure what she teaching thou.

Er .....Art?

 

Muayahahahhahaha

 

 

 

 

But seriously, many Arts grad do become teachers.

[Kusje]

I think one of my cousin has an arts degree from NUS and she is a teacher at a secondary school.  Not sure what she teaching thou.

 

Arts degree or arts and social science?

 

I think ASS can teach many subjects depending on your major.

[Throttle2]

Arts degree or arts and social science?

 

I think ASS can teach many subjects depending on your major.

Yeah, thats why many ASS grads do become teachers.

I took it for granted that when he said Arts, it meant ASS.

[Adrianli]

Arts degree or arts and social science?

 

I think ASS can teach many subjects depending on your major.

 

Not sure. Not close to her. Heard it from my bro.

 

She did invite her students to her wedding solemnisation ceremony which I did attend. Saw so many of her students in their school uniform there. Thatz was at least 5 years ago.

[Freeder]

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/loyal-employees-worth-much-more-than-weight-gold-oleg-vishnepolsky

 

Seriously lacking in the mindset of current employers..

[Jamesc]

Firstly I saw wrongly and read as Local employees are worth their weight in gold.

 

Then I saw correctly Loyal employee are worth their weight in gold.

 

I agree with this totally.

 

When I come back late from lunch my loyal staff are always covering for me.

 

When I am late for a report my loyal staff are always covering for me.

 

When I go shopping on a Friday afternoon my loyal staff are always covering for me.

 

Really worth their weight in gold.

 

As for love is all you need that's very true too.

 

I am not qualified as a chiropractor I know that.

 

But I really love rubbing young ladies and that's

 

why I am so good at it. Any good looking young

 

ladies with back problems come and lie down with

 

me and all your problems will be lovingly rubbed away. 

 

Love is all you need indeed. 

 

  

[Angcheek]

I think one of my cousin has an arts degree from NUS and she is a teacher at a secondary school.  Not sure what she teaching thou.

 

thats different Art . 

[Angcheek]

Arts?

 

 

You study Master of Bed Arts ? 

[Jamesc]

You study Master of Bed Arts ? 

 

I am a very passionate student

 

but unfortunately still only at the

 

Bachelor level. Need a lot more

 

practice to reach Master level. 

 

  

[Sdf4786k]

Lets see how much more relevant can this be for real help to the people who have being affected.

 

The landscape where the hiring practice is now very different. Most of the affected folks has being trying to get help while at the same token being push aside due to a "preference " treatment.

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/when-workers-woes-hit-home-for-ng-chee-meng

 

These younger leaders will also feature prominently in the new Parliament session which opened on Monday. In the fifth and last of a series of interviews, The Straits Times speaks to incoming labour chief Ng Chee Meng. Brother's struggle to re-enter job market has made him keenly aware of challenges PMETs face after being laid off

[Sdf4786k]

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/labour-crunch-looms-rethink-foreign-workers-may-be-needed-analysts

 

Looks like the pressure is on to validate the different job market and the group of locals affected by the discrimination of organisations against local has been eliminated or reduced

Edited June 15, 2018 by Sdf4786k

[Citros]

Lets see how much more relevant can this be for real help to the people who have being affected.

 

The landscape where the hiring practice is now very different. Most of the affected folks has being trying to get help while at the same token being push aside due to a "preference " treatment.

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/when-workers-woes-hit-home-for-ng-chee-meng

 

These younger leaders will also feature prominently in the new Parliament session which opened on Monday. In the fifth and last of a series of interviews, The Straits Times speaks to incoming labour chief Ng Chee Meng. Brother's struggle to re-enter job market has made him keenly aware of challenges PMETs face after being laid off

 

 

The issues in employment go beyond the statistics presented.  The quality of jobs is not there for the young graduates, many are forced to take up contract jobs that lasts 6 months or so.   Second, older workers are retrenched in favour of cheaper labour, and as more foreign workers are let in, more older workers will be replaced by half price workers. 

They got in another general to pay him millions to do a job.     Let's see how it works out, though the past performance of generals is highly unsatisfactory.  

[Sdf4786k]

The issues in employment go beyond the statistics presented.  The quality of jobs is not there for the young graduates, many are forced to take up contract jobs that lasts 6 months or so.   Second, older workers are retrenched in favour of cheaper labour, and as more foreign workers are let in, more older workers will be replaced by half price workers. 

They got in another general to pay him millions to do a job.     Let's see how it works out, though the past performance of generals is highly unsatisfactory.  

 

I believe the background is not just the ground issue. More of external factors.

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-india-to-launch-third-round-of-discussions-on-key-bilateral-economic-pact

 

SINGAPORE - Singapore and India will soon launch a third round of discussions on a key bilateral economic pact and will consider expanding their air services agreement in view of growing traffic. 

Speaking at a press conference after holding wide-ranging discussions at the Istana on Friday (June 1), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they had agreed to deepen economic ties and build on defence cooperation.  

Announcing that the second review of the economic pact, Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), had been completed,  Mr Lee said this showed bilateral economic ties were substantial and the two countries wanted to do more together. 

It was not clear if progress had been made in some contentious issues like greater access for India's banks and software professionals in Singapore.

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If India is holding an economic stick at us, then the bigger picture would be, should we be sacrificed for the better good of the country. Or is there a bigger stick that we can wave back. 

The best approach is always a carrot approach.

If you ask truthfully if the outsource service that we have so far is any good. I would so not. There is a huge huge huge gap. And thats why we still need the local to be there to prop up our services.

Because we will live and defend here.

But are we treated with the same amount of rewards and remuneration and career advancement?

Food for thought. those thoughtless boss will always tell you the door is always open.

Because there will be others in their own group that wants in to paradise here in Singapore.

 

I half suspect this story line set the stage for this other article.

 

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/labour-crunch-looms-rethink-foreign-workers-may-be-needed-analysts

 

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In response to the figures, analysts contacted by TODAY said that the conversation on foreign labour needs to happen soon, as there is a risk that economic momentum could be affected. Allowing foreign workers with the necessary skill sets in critical industries would provide a boost for the economy.

However, they also said that the response needs to be a calibrated one due to the sensitivity of the issue.

For now, though, there is good news for workers. Given the growing optimism in the market, economist Francis Tan from United Overseas Bank (UOB) said: “This is a different cycle where things pick up, businesses are more optimistic, and might want to hold on to their existing labour or 

Edited June 15, 2018 by Sdf4786k

[Citros]

3 years to fix the job problem created by opening up Singaporean jobs to be absorbed by an invading foreign labour of cheaper price.  Without any significant improvement in the welfare of Singaporeans.  

 

Singaporeans losing jobs, new entrants full of promise unable to secure a good job but made to do sai kang.   

 

Yes, you can get a General, and by all standards, a General is capable of solving.   After all, isn't war problems more taxing than social problems?     But can a General understand what it means to fresh graduates to be constantly looking for a permanent position to be able to fully live out a life of promise when it is already so very difficult to float to the top of the academia?    Can a General understand a stable contributor to income tax, someone established in his job for several years to be compromised because a company wants to save cost to hire someone else half his age so his company can save some salaries?      

 

For a long time, we get people without understanding, pay them a million, and what is the result?     I tell you what is the result.  Anyone given a chance to earn a million will not rock the boat.   It is his golden opportunity for personal riches and glory, and further more, if he screwed up, he is easily forgiven because noone wants to be blamed for appointing him.     This is the current game in play.   

 

So what is in for Singaporeans?    At some point in time, many will wake up.    Before they do, I do hope someone making all these decisions will himself wake up.   And start doing something for Singaporeans.      

[Citros]

3 years to fix the job problem created by opening up Singaporean jobs to be absorbed by an invading foreign labour of cheaper price.  Without any significant improvement in the welfare of Singaporeans.  

 

Singaporeans losing jobs, new entrants full of promise unable to secure a good job but made to do sai kang.   

 

Yes, you can get a General, and by all standards, a General is capable of solving.   After all, isn't war problems more taxing than social problems?     But can a General understand what it means to fresh graduates to be constantly looking for a permanent position to be able to fully live out a life of promise when it is already so very difficult to float to the top of the academia?    Can a General understand a stable contributor to income tax, someone established in his job for several years to be compromised because a company wants to save cost to hire someone else half his age so his company can save some salaries?      

 

For a long time, we get people without understanding, pay them a million, and what is the result?     I tell you what is the result.  Anyone given a chance to earn a million will not rock the boat.   It is his golden opportunity for personal riches and glory, and further more, if he screwed up, he is easily forgiven because noone wants to be blamed for appointing him.     This is the current game in play.   

 

So what is in for Singaporeans?    At some point in time, many will wake up.    Before they do, I do hope someone making all these decisions will himself wake up.   And start doing something for Singaporeans.      

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Kindly note that people like me are valuable feedback contributors to your employers.

Remember how Aljunied was lost?     False reports went up through the grassroots levels saying all is well.   And after losing Aljunied, they could never get it back.  

 

Think twice before you kill all the valuable feedback.    Kindly use your brains if you have one.