Government to restore pay cuts of appointment holders, AO
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SINGAPORE : The Singapore Government is restoring the monthly pay cuts taken by political, statutory and judicial appointment holders as well as Administrative Service officers over the past four years.
The restoration will be done in two steps on July 1 this year and January 1 next year.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office says pay is being restored because the economy has recovered and is growing again.
The first pay cut of up to 10 percent took place in November 2001 because of the highly uncertain economic outlook after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The second cut, again of up to 10 percent, was in July 2003 after the SARS outbreak.
The cuts affect not just ministers and senior civil servants but also the President, judges and Administrative Service officers.
On top of the restoration, the Government is also changing the way public sector salaries are adjusted.
To keep public sector pay competitive, it has been automatically benchmarked to selected salaries in the private sector since 1994.
But in the 10 years since then, adjustments were only made in four years, because economic conditions have been unstable and private sector pay has been more variable then expected.
So from now adjustments will no longer be automatic.
The Government will still track private sector pay, but it will also take into account the broader state of the economy each year. - CNA
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tts fast...
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what is happening??? election coming is it..like alot of give money or good news nowadays...
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not sure this one is aligned with that. this one is more controversial and benefits a highly selective group of citizens who dont really need more enticing in terms of their vote choices.Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):what is happening??? election coming is it..like alot of give money or good news nowadays... 
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CPF haven't restored yah?
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As usual,it only benefits a "small amount" of ppl.
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if the AO in my organisation disappears, i think there will be no one who will give a damn
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Same here.Originally posted by the Bear:if the AO in my organisation disappears, i think there will be no one who will give a damn -
dont think it ever will be.Originally posted by Bloop...:CPF haven't restored yah? -
but if work under an AO who thinks he/she knows it all sort...and this AO leaves....everyone will xie tian xie di ah!Originally posted by the Bear:if the AO in my organisation disappears, i think there will be no one who will give a damn
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These people don't need the pay increase cos they are highly paid. It is the man in the streets who need it most cos cost of everything keeps going up except CPF!
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how about an AO who is blatantly arrogant and dishonest to the staff?Originally posted by on tenterhooks:but if work under an AO who thinks he/she knows it all sort...and this AO leaves....everyone will xie tian xie di ah!
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If so lagi best! Let's bring the house down!!!!Originally posted by the Bear:how about an AO who is blatantly arrogant and dishonest to the staff? -
Our most highly paid office bearers are even more highly paid now.
Reminds me of what's happening in the US private sector, where the CEOs pay themselves very highly in good or bad times. But when the fortunes of the companies recover, the ordinary workers do not benefit substantially at all.
One great disadvantage of the lack of checks and balances in our no-opposition (or almost no opposition) parliament. -
they are the "cream of the crop"
it is said that cream rises to the top...
however, they forgot that scum also rises to the top...Originally posted by witness:Our most highly paid office bearers are even more highly paid now.
Reminds me of what's happening in the US private sector, where the CEOs pay themselves very highly in good or bad times. But when the fortunes of the companies recover, the ordinary workers do not benefit substantially at all.
One great disadvantage of the lack of checks and balances in our no-opposition (or almost no opposition) parliament. -
woohoo~~~~~~
time for me to apply for civil positions
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The main issue I think is that they should "forced" all the private firms to restore the salary of the citizens. I doubt many CEO of private firms would be kind enough to restore the paycuts without any fire to their backside
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doubt that would happen, they'll just say that would scare away investorsOriginally posted by Xenthar:The main issue I think is that they should "forced" all the private firms to restore the salary of the citizens. I doubt many CEO of private firms would be kind enough to restore the paycuts without any fire to their backside -
Not just that.Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:doubt that would happen, they'll just say that would scare away investors
It'll stink the entire country's reputation and strive to be the Regional Headquaters Hub and wash all the past years' efforts down the drain overnight. -
who there to question whether these top civil servants deserve the pay increase? no one.
anyone singaporean simply dont care about these issue with the few exception of us who cares but cant do anything about it.
well said to those who mention increase the pay of civil servants but dont restore our CPF contribution. gradually increase by 20% in years = 10%/year/. fair? deserve?
when govt ask us to peg our salary with our neighbouring country maybe we should also ask our top civil servants to peg their salary against malaysia and thailand.
remember there was once few top civil servants release to be entreprenurs few years ago? did they succeed? i think one of them return to civil service after the failure business adventure. I doubt Mr. Lee vision of releasing these top scholars or civil servants back to the private sector or be entreprenuers will yield much results. they have too much a comfortable life in the public sector. but on the other hand, i really want to see how these top scholars can prove to us they can stop hiding behind their scholar tag and survive on their own. -
Today's papers (18th June 2004) featured a small but bloody interesting article. 400 top politicians, civil servants, etc will have their pay reinstated by 10% then another 14-19% (total 24-39%)by 2005. This is in lieu of the improving economy. WTF... Hmmm let's look at yesterday's papers (17th June 2004)... 990 new millionaires, with at least S$1.7 million in liquid assets! Civil servants count amongst these well-heeled folks too...
I cannot understand what is going through the minds of these people. Let's do the maths: using the recent article on well-paid administrative officers with an average salary of around S$300k, we're looking at around S$2000-$3000 in pay restoration, easily. That's S$1 million in restored pay, per month, and to well-heeled individuals mind you. People who don't bat an eyelid for $3000. What's $1 million? Twenty-five thousand ordinary folks can benefit with a $400 pay increase per month with that cool million! TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND needy Singaporeans... compared to 400 who don't need it.
The rich get richer, the poor stay poor... when times SEEM bad, you cut and squeeze. When times SEEM good, you reward yourselves. To ordinary folks like you and me, it makes no sense at all.
I liken Singapore to a tree. If a tree is weak, you water it, you give it fertilizer, you tend it. You basically strengthen the roots. Then in turn, the leaves, flowers and fruits are beautiful, bountiful and strong. The tree stands tall and strong.
However, if you turn it around... when a tree is weak, you tend the flowers, the leaves, you pay attention to the top, neglecting the foundation. In the end, the tree will fall, regardless of how wonderfully kept the top was.
Even if you want to run Singapore like Singapore Inc, please treat the employees well. If not, your erstwhile loyal employees are going to jump ship. Trust me on that.
Lau Ah Pek
18.06.04
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Well said. Too bad it's only said here though. You should write to the papers. As good as hitting your head against a brick wall... but at least more people can see and our "top of the crop" can't totally ignore it like they can with these posts here.Originally posted by The Void Deck:Even if you want to run Singapore like Singapore Inc, please treat the employees well. If not, your erstwhile loyal employees are going to jump ship. Trust me on that.
Lau Ah Pek
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The rich get richer, the poor stay poor... when times SEEM bad, you cut and squeeze. When times SEEM good, you reward yourselves. To ordinary folks like you and me, it makes no sense at all.
I liken Singapore to a tree. If a tree is weak, you water it, you give it fertilizer, you tend it. You basically strengthen the roots. Then in turn, the leaves, flowers and fruits are beautiful, bountiful and strong. The tree stands tall and strong.
However, if you turn it around... when a tree is weak, you tend the flowers, the leaves, you pay attention to the top, neglecting the foundation. In the end, the tree will fall, regardless of how wonderfully kept the top was.
Even if you want to run Singapore like Singapore Inc, please treat the employees well. If not, your erstwhile loyal employees are going to jump ship. Trust me on that.
very well said indeed. i agree with it totally. just today news we still see family in singapore who could not afford to pay their electrical bills.
i dont think these civil servants deserve that kind of pay. or maybe just of govt ploy to put in more money into their own pocket.
in fact most of my friends if apportunity arises will jump ship. im one of them, because i dont like our political leaders treating us like idiots, and our society focusing on the elitism. where the protection for the poor? -
Originally posted by reyes:
me too , i'm jumping if i ever get the chance , the spore govt's always encouraging us to "jump ship" only to say we're quiters when we don't jump back or jump the way they want
very well said indeed. i agree with it totally. just today news we still see family in singapore who could not afford to pay their electrical bills.
i dont think these civil servants deserve that kind of pay. or maybe just of govt ploy to put in more money into their own pocket.
in fact most of my friends if apportunity arises will jump ship. im one of them, because i dont like our political leaders treating us like idiots, and our society focusing on the elitism. where the protection for the poor? [/b]
i say SCREW THEM! -
Actually, anyone wanna join civil service with me?!Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:me too , i'm jumping if i ever get the chance , the spore govt's always encouraging us to "jump ship" only to say we're quiters when we don't jump back or jump the way they want
i say SCREW THEM!
It sounds like a deal too good to be true...
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top civil servants please.Originally posted by no_speeding:Actually, anyone wanna join civil service with me?!
It sounds like a deal too good to be true...