More calls for assistance for mature PMEs & enhancing of employability of the local workforce
Remember we say that during the Budget 2023 Debate, got alot of people talk about the plight of workers in Singapore? Actually, I thought it would stop there, but then during the Committee of Supply Debate (COS), still got people talk about workers’ wellbeing leh. If you all didn’t know, the COS is a yearly […]
Is PSP’s Leong Mun Wai the hero we need for affordable public housing?
In case you’re too busy trying to recover from all the gambling sessions and house visits over Chinese New Year and have not been following the Housing Debate Motion in Parliament, can lao niang introduce you all my latest hero? He is none other than Leong Mun Wai from Progress Singapore Party (PSP)! In Parliament on […]
Doing right by our airport staff and drivers working this Chinese New Year!
While you all bai nian on first day of new year, some people need work hor! Yesterday on CNY eve our Prime Minister and NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng go visit our bus captains and public transport workers. But got people more tok kong one leh. Today first day new year, still got people working […]
3 things you need to know about the security industry now.. If you’re thinking of joining!
Most of us think that security officers don’t do much on their jobs – that they just sit at the guardhouse and press a button letting people into different properties. Occasionally patrol the area, lunch… and call it a day. But actually right, security officers do alot more. They have to know security protocols (like […]
“Go jer, don’t scared”: Kakak’s Tips for Women Looking to Return to the Workforce
Late last year, I had an epiphany- I’m no longer needed at home. This is not the start of a sob K-Drama story, in fact, it’s the complete opposite. Now that the kids are bigger and more independent, staying at home was no longer the only choice I had to make. I decided that it […]
Woman thinks making money in Malaysia is too slow, asks the Internet if it’s too late to work in Singapore at age of 29
More and more friends from Malaysia are choosing to work in Singapore because they think that they can earn more money here. But is this really the case leh? Recently, one woman in Malaysia took to her social media account to ask others for help and advice. “Can one really make a lot of money […]
If by paying a little bit more can help uplift lower-wage workers, will you do it a not ah?
Everyone likes to talk about how we should help our lower-wage workers. So not too long ago, the Gahmen announced that they are agreeable to the Tripartite Cluster for Cleaners (TCC) when they recommend that the cleaners get a pay increment since they worked so hard and in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Cleaners’ […]
“I am a young security professional and proud of it!”
If I could distill the entire conversion with Eric into one liner, the title would be it. “Hopeful, capable and forward thinking” are three words I would use to describe Eric Xie, 35. The young Security Supervisor with Formteam Consultancy shared with us that he first got into the security industry because he enjoyed the […]
A day in the life of a chiobu FoodPanda delivery rider
Have you ever wondered what a typical day is like for a delivery rider? Nicole, a year 2 chiobu NTU comms student, decided to answer this question by following her mum to work for a day. “My mum used to be an airport duty manager. She oversaw operations at the various terminals and handled customer […]
And the future they say, is female
It is tough being a woman, you have to admit. They wear many hats and have to juggle between work and family. They sometimes also face discrimination and have people look down on them because they are female. Sometimes they are unlucky and meet with chi kopeks (dirty men) at work too! Since this year […]