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i was surprised to read this in the morning. but read liao song can already...don't take it too seriously. after all guidelines are just that - guidelines ---- Discriminatory practices have no place in S'pore: Tan Chuan-Jin By S Ramesh | Posted: 31 October 2011 1123 hrs SINGAPORE : Ensuring Singaporeans remain at the core of the workforce is the objective of a revised set of guidelines by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices. Speaking at a tripartism forum on Monday, Minister of State for Manpower, Tan Chuan-Jin, stressed that discriminatory practices have no place in Singapore. At the National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke of what it meant to put the interests of Singaporeans first, in areas ranging from housing to healthcare. In his speech, Mr Lee had explained that the Manpower Ministry will work with tripartite partners to develop guidelines for fair employment practices and responsible recruitment practices, so that when a Singaporean is working side by side with a foreigner, they both feel fairly treated and nobody feels that he is at a disadvantage. The revised set of guidelines by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices comes after nearly 10 weeks of consultations with unions, employers and government officials. They also received some 450 suggestions online by various interested parties. Stephen Lee, president of the Singapore National Employers Federation, said: "Singapore is like a dragon boat; the employers are rowing on one side of the long dragon boat, (and) the unions are rowing on the other side....And you all know that if one side rows faster or out of sync from the other one, the boat will go round and round, and we lose the direction. We need to pull together and row at the same speed so that we can point the boat to the finishing line and get there as fast as we can. "There is also (someone) sitting at the head of the boat and beating the drums and taking the lead, and that is the government. So if you take this analogy, we are all in the same boat, and the employers and workers, we all have our role to play. If we play our role well (and) well directed by the government, this dragon boat will win the race." There is now a new section, titled "Hiring and Developing a Singaporean Core", to existing guidelines. It urges employers to make reasonable efforts to consider Singaporeans for positions on merit and to develop their careers. These could include ensuring jobs advertised are open to Singaporeans; working with educational institutions, career centres and recruitment agencies to attract and recruit Singaporeans; and developing the skills and expertise of existing Singaporean employees for higher level jobs. Alexander Melchers, vice president of the Singapore-German Chamber of Industry, said: "I know many German employers, they want to employ Singaporeans and they do employ Singaporeans. If they can't find Singaporeans, then they resort to employing foreigners. But if they had a choice to employ Singaporeans, I am convinced they will always do so." Lim Swee Say, secretary-general of NTUC, said: "The unions and the labour movement, we have not pushed for a Singaporeans-only guideline. In fact, if you study the input from the labour movement carefully, we make it very clear what we are pushing for, (that is) to establish and nurture a core of Singaporean workers in every major sector of the economy. "We do not believe in complete globalisation, we are not pushing for complete localisation. Every industry, every enterprise ought to adopt a balanced approach. We do object if certain industries, certain enterprises pursue globalisation to the extreme and basically keep going back to MOM (Ministry of Manpower) for more foreign manpower, and keep telling MOM that Singaporean workers are not willing, not able, not enough." One way the objective of ensuring Singaporeans remain at the core of the workforce could be achieved is for companies to examine their wage structures. Mr Tan Chuan-Jin said: ".....in our dialogues with companies, we do encourage companies to consider whether in certain sectors....(they should) restructure the wages. The businesses are doing well, but when you look at the wages, especially at the low-wage worker level, it isn't quite moving at that bit. And if you continue to offer wages at particular levels, you would not be able to draw Singaporeans." The Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices said that since 2006, there have been some 350 complaints against employers about unfair employment practices, and all the employers corrected their practices when approached. - CNA/cc/ms

Just pumped petrol there. Kinda suprised there's 16% discount for HSBC card only for this particular station. Promotion till end of June. Not bad.

Now watching the Friday Channel 8 10.30pm programme. First part featuring this BG (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin. The way he presented himself, the way he interacted with residents (one old man chided him & said sarcastically only election time then see them) & the measured way he did things really change my impression of ex-high ranking military officers who enters the parliament via the GRC system. Hope this potential officer bearer can prove himself & does something really great for the people. The previous batch of ex-generals & ex-admirals have all been quite a disappointment frankly. Any bros served under this guy? How was he as a CO?

One of my favourite restaurants is Ba Yu Ren Jia (八渝人家） at 791 North Bridge Road, tel 62967958. The chef used to run the kitchen at one of the top restaurants in Singapore and struck out on his own. I like this so much that I frequently bring colleagues and friends over at lunchtime. The food is spicy and flavourful, with the spice complementing rather than drowning out the taste of the food. Only downside is the decor, but the consolation is that your money goes into the food, rather than into renovation... If you ask for 'genuine' Sze Chuan food, it's so hot that some of my friends have trouble eating it...but they do have a milder version if you ask for it. For lunch, they offer a value-for-money a-la-carte buffet price for a minimum table of 4 - something like 16.80 or 17.80. Ordering direct from the menu would be a little more expensive. The reason I'm putting up all this is that I went at lunchtime today and ate from 12PM to 1:10PM. My friend and I were the ONLY customers in that restaurant throughout the lunch sitting. The chef told me that the lunch crowd had shrunk significantly since the 'IR' opened, as the usual lunch crowds had been shipped straight to the IR rather than staying in town to spend..... evening crowds, when they serve a steamboat buffet, are slightly better. The food was as good as ever. Selfishly, I'm hoping more of us will try the restaurant, and if you like it, try it more often. It's just such a shame if great eating places like this eventually fold up due to lack of traffic.....

Hi there, Wanted to start picking up Tai Chi but wonder where to learn the Wu Style one? Anyone learning Tai Chi and care to share information? Thank you very much. Regards,

Watch this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeOTMgnHL6U This rebuke the best ...

Hi, Just wondering whether it is legal to turn into CTE from Lorong Chuan? (see attached pic pink arrows to indicate direction of car travel) Thanks!

Hey guys, I need your opinion on an incident that happened to me today. My sister-in-law left me her car for a month whilst she stays overseas. Since I live in a condo with my own car that is registered at the address, I therefore have to inform the security that I will be parking my in-law's car as well in the condo. Therefore, they wrote out a temporary parking permit from the 23/11/06 until 25/11/06. It was at about 11:00 today (Sunday 26/11/06) I discovered the car clamped. A $50 fee to release was paid to get the car back!!!! Do any of you think this is a bit overzealous, clamping a vehicle just 11 hours beyond the stated time on the permit? What about other cars that come and go during the day without displaying permits? Do you think I have a case against my condo management?

Hi all.. thinking of getting speakers and installn at the above shop @ Serangoon area ... any comments on their service ? Apprec the info ... many thanks