Author: Mr Miyagi
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NTUC Never U-Turns!
So there was an Op-Ed piece in yesterday’s ST by Han Fook Kwang, no less, which seems to say that the union movement made a u-turn in their policy on having a mandatory minimum wage. How many times must say liao, that it is not a minimum wage? NTUC never u-turns, understand? It might upturn…
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TGI
I’m thankful the first week and a half of work for the year is done. More importantly, I am thankful for the many blessings I carry into this new year: my wife who does everything outside of my work for me, and who sometimes does my work. And our amazingly affectionate four and a half…
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Labour Crunch? Park Hotel Group Shows How To Deal With It
I was introduced to the Park Hotel Group’s HR team last month because they wanted to showcase how they’ve gotten around the labour crunch that many organizations are experiencing, due to new restrictions on foreign labour and other factors. It was the usual litany of woes: not enough Singaporeans want to work as housekeepers, cleaners,…
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Just Like My Dad Did
I’ve been packing to move office for a fortnight now, and it’d have been faster if it wasn’t for my office being a treasure trove of museum grade paraphernalia. Today alone I found my Dad’s old passports spanning three decades. My parents had their offices in and around Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar from 1966,…
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Crazy Ting Tong Belles Christmas
It is an honour being part of an event that’s become a Christmas tradition. I remember the first shows I was asked to write for at Dream Academy. One of the then producers tried to calm my nerves by telling me, “You think being asked to write a song in two days is a big…