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GE2025: PSP’s Lawrence Pek says PWM is outdated and ‘exclusionary’, defends universal minimum wage proposal
26 Apr 2025 09:16 GMT
… to legislate a minimum wage for local workers, as … changed dramatically” since the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) was introduced … (SMF).
The PWM sets wage ladders for certain sectors, … skills and higher productivity.
Implementing a minimum wage would give small …
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GE2025: PSP’s minimum wage idea is ‘easy way out’, says PAP’s Gan Siow Huang
26 Apr 2025 09:17 GMT
… proposal for a minimum monthly wage in Singapore “sounds simple … assume that a single wage, minimum wage, will be sufficient for … $2,250 minimum monthly wage and policies to prioritise … Gan, links wage increases to skills upgrading and productivity, and it …
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TUC urges gov’t to improve wages, working conditions to prevent loss of skilled workers
25 Apr 2025 16:30 GMT
… the government to improve wages and working conditions of … pushing them out was low wages, unsafe working conditions, … prioritize decent jobs see better productivity, reduced inequality, and … a national conversation on wage reform and workforce retention. …
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Nike says its factory workers earn nearly double the minimum wage. At this Cambodian factory, 1% made that much
25 Apr 2025 10:11 GMT
… foreign factories for greater productivity, squeezing workers and their wages.
Phan Oem, 53 … industry.
Loo said wage increases must be balanced against productivity “because it will … measures to increase accountability for wages. Jason Judd, executive director …
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Australian economy: productivity key in wages, housing, and trade but the engine has stalled
25 Apr 2025 04:10 GMT
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WRC recovers €2.1m in unpaid wages after carrying out employer inspections
25 Apr 2025 01:43 GMT
… €221,000 in unpaid wages was recovered from the wholesale … breaches and €94,457 in wages retrieved.
Overall, there was … economy, supporting and promoting fair wages, particularly in low paid … a positive role in increasing productivity for businesses.”
The WRC …
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Wage increases not enough
24 Apr 2025 06:18 GMT
… singular focus on increasing wages as a solution for … fundamental issue of low productivity.
According to Holness, … the recurring cycle of wage adjustments without structural reform, … shift in our agricultural productivity?”
Emphasising the significance of …
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If the ONS can’t measure productivity, how are we meant to improve it?
23 Apr 2025 06:10 GMT
… do the figures say about productivity?
The latest estimates suggest … came to power last July, productivity has fallen slightly. More … virtually no growth in productivity from its levels immediately … London are demanding both wage increases and a reduction …
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New plan to rein in public pay roll
27 Apr 2025 02:02 GMT
… slow down.
“The public sector wage bill has been increasing by … is that it protects real wages from inflation, and this is … the gap between low-wage earners and high-wage earners.”
A possible … rate. Parameters like the national productivity rate, the rate of GDP …
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EDITORIAL: Health and Safety in the Workplace: For All, Not Some
26 Apr 2025 22:25 GMT
… spotlight critical issues like fair wages, working hours, conditions, and overall … recently, finally implementing a minimum wage.
But without prioritising universal health … toll on workers’ health and productivity is already immense.
Last year …