Proposes scheme to screen foreign PMETs

• SJS6638

  16 Feb 13, 14:13

  SDP proposes scheme to screen foreign PMETs

  

  By Fann Sim | SingaporeScene – Fri, Feb 15, 2013

  
  

  Weighing in on the population debate, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has proposed a scheme to tighten the screening of foreign professionals and ensure that Singaporeans are first considered for hiring.

  Among six recommendations it set forth in an alternative white paper presented Thursday night, SDP suggested a "TalentTrack" scheme that would take into account the age, number of dependents, qualifications, work experience and skill sets of potential foreigners to be employed in Singapore.

  Party chief Chee Soon Juan said on Thursday that the SDP's paper titled "Building a People - Sound Polices for a Secure Future" is a comprehensive set of policy initiatives that takes into consideration not just the matter of lowering the population but also tightening immigration, lowering the costs of living and retaining Singaporean talent.

  Before a foreigner can apply to work in Singapore under the TalentTrack scheme, a Singaporean employer must first demonstrate that they have made every effort to employ a Singaporean first but cannot find a local with the requisite skills.

  The point system will reflect the prevailing needs of the various sectors and industries of the economy, SDP explained.

  To verify they possess the skills they claim to have, applicants will also be tested at centres to be created under a new statutory board called the Council for Skills Evaluation, the party proposed.

  Those who pass will be granted an Employment Pass (EP) which will be tied to the firm that employs him.

  “As an alternative to the current foreign manpower policies, this proposal is a broad shift of the manpower policy to a focus on productivity and innovation,” said SDP in the paper.

  The party also proposed to abolish foreign worker levies for professionals and replace it with an additional tax on their income at a rate of 13.8 per cent -- a rate that matches the current top rate of employer CPF contribution.

  According to the party, the government’s population white paper endorsed by Parliament last week has failed to address problems such as overcrowding and will struggle to tackle Singapore’s demographic challenges because it has not departed from the policy fundamentals that have given rise to the present situation.

  In the government white paper, Singapore’s total population is projected to hit 6 million by 2020 from the current 5.3 million and to rise to as much as 6.9 million by 2030. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the 6.9 million population is a “worst case scenario”.

  “The PAP government announced its intention to increase the population to 6 million by 2020 by bringing in nearly 500,000 more foreign worker. This will put considerable strain on Singapore’s resources and infrastructure,” said the SDP.

  Introduce new system to measure nation's progress
  
  The SDP also proposed the use of a Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) as an another way to measure Singapore's progress.

  GPI incorporates GDP factors but also adds other components which can be effects related to economic activity such as commuting and lost leisure time. Increasingly used in other countries, GPI is a net measure of the impact of economic activity and provides citizens and policymakers with a more holistic view on progress.

  Noting that the GDP overlooks the standard of living in a community, SDP said the GPI can be used in tandem with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to measure Singapore's progress.

  A local version of the GPI can introduced with specific indicators that are not found in the standard GPI but are exclusive to Singapore such as water security.

  In its alternative white paper released on Thursday evening, SDP made six main proposals, namely:

  1) Enact a Singaporeans First policy,
  2) Introduce policy reforms to retain Singaporean talent and raise the total fertility rate,
  3) Formulate plans to advance towards a sustainable population profile,
  4) Strengthen the Singaporean identity,
  5) Go beyond the GDP for measuring national progress
  6) Revamp the ministerial pay formula and KPIs for senior civil servants.

  SDP's full population policy can be found here.

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  the evil govt get in so many foreign PMETs no wonder many of our local PMETs cannot secure jobs

• Lazybumy

  17 Feb 13, 08:20

  Please don't blame the govt on this as it is the majority of the Singaporean that agree with such policies.
• SJS6638

  17 Feb 13, 09:45

  Originally posted by Lazybumy:

  Please don’t blame the govt on this as it is the majority of the Singaporean that agree with such policies.

  I don't belong to the majority.    don't need to defend MIW on their wrongdoing la.    White is white and black is black.

• Medicated Oil

  17 Feb 13, 10:23

  The MIW will say let the market force decide.

  In simple terms, it is none of their business.

  If the company decided to be cheap and do not bother to check on the certificate of their employees, it is the risk that the company have to undertake.

   

• SJS6638

  17 Feb 13, 10:37

  yes, a uncaring and irresponsible govt will say let the market force decide.   That is why employees in sg are always losing out.      

• troublemaker2005

  24 Feb 13, 18:00

  什么长? 长上了天. 两利 圆圆在�边

  they boh 1 2 chap right? then want them gamen be fr what?

  GE2016 all decide properly.

  i know who are the sgreans voting for them. those SMEs bosses sand their relatives.
• troublemaker2005

  25 Feb 13, 20:58

   

   http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/budget-2013-foreign-worker-levies-go-quotas-services-and-marine-sector

  http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/drc.jpg

  the ratio on froeign worker against locals dependcy is out.

  i think if we have not a fine tune system we should also expplre susch areas.

  over the percentage weight, do our manpower mistry have visibility, and contro over the actual hiring, and as according to te structures of each individual companies?

  how about management levels. they going by similar level?

  if so that we are dead!

  in an army, if you have a mecenary as the leader teh general, how welel you think he can lead the forces to achieve victory for the homeland?

  certain roles like management should not or if possible restrict the ratio furtehr down!

  what policies a foeign boss will make is unimaginable if he happen to be in HR or factory maangement!

• charlize

  25 Feb 13, 21:01

  

• troublemaker2005

  25 Feb 13, 21:20

  i know weverydae lots of applications at MOM of emplyers to cum here work.

   

  i ahve seen foreign peole wruting in many times got rejectd be it for werk or apply as PR or citizens. how the rejection letter mom or emplyerrs reply to these application i dont know. but i think to prevent people suka suka apply, and specifically for those who definitely have read our terms, still dont bother to work on those terms, rejected at least once suka suka just apply aagin, or rejected twice, the finance minister should impose a reapplication or rekjection fees!

   

  you know its lots of werk at our reviewing departments, employers end also. to curb such happy just skae and write in to apply tying their luck 'talents', we should impose more administration and stamp feses for such application, reapplication at least rejected twice or so. it shows they never read or dont know how to read englisch properly!

• charlize

  10 Mar 13, 09:29

  

• charlize

  19 Mar 13, 16:28

  Life is surreal. 

• charlize

  20 Mar 13, 09:33

  We need to be cheaper better faster. 

• Lazybumy

  20 Mar 13, 10:12

  Originally posted by charlize:

  We need to be cheaper better faster. 

  
  However if you are an elite, you are exempted for this requirement and are entitle to make Honest Mistake.
• charlize

  1 Apr 13, 19:50

  

• isntitobviousstoptokinrot

  4 Apr 13, 11:49

  no did mom also prsonallyy interview those people cumming here? or only company interview only?!

   

  no wonder sgreans no more jobs. all taken by cheap talents who may not be talents at all.

  where get their certification? real one or not?

  there's one thread at news discussion lounge still on about india criminal can get eployment pass permit in spore. what immigration doing?

   

  somany too many loopholes for these'talents' to cum here.

   

  i think this may1st have to go speaker corner at honglim make some noise.

• Lazybumy

  5 Apr 13, 11:29

  All this is just for show only as show in the recent case. If there are really concern about this issue, the person involve in the hiring (which I believe most likely to be another FT) which be in trouble and have his PR/EP status revoke already. So what if they don't put this in their recruitment act, once they see a Singaporean resume, they will just send it to the bin. In fact when a company have a high concentration of foreigner, MOM should look into and if there really discrimination then they should take action by revoke the EP/PR of the person in charge. Once they make an example out of this. The issue will be gone in no time http://news.omy.sg/News/Local-News/Zhao-Pin-Yan-Gao-You-Guo-Ji-Qi-Shi-Liang-Gong-Si-Gong-Kai-Dao-Qian-152743 本地�有2家公�因为在招�广告中，注明�招�个别国�的员工，在人力部的敦促下，就�公平雇佣的�法公开�歉。 其中一家是著�旅游网站Expedia新加�公�。Expedia�久�曾在网上刊登招�广告，注明应�者必须是�律宾国�，这引起人力部的关注。公�被人力部暂时�销�请外�员工的资格，高层也为此飞到新加��助调查。 Expedia上个月22日在网站上公开�歉，并解释，他们其实是想招�拥有�律宾塔加洛语（Tagalog）技能的员工。Expedia��撤销了之�的招�广告，并确�新的广告清楚列出必�的语言�求。公�也承诺，会严格�守劳资政公平雇佣指导原则，��这类事件�会�演。 �一家在招�广告中有国�歧视的公�是Incofood International。这家公�之�注明，应�行政人员者必须是“马�西亚�缅甸或中国�，具备出色的写作能力，能互译�语和英文�。 在人力部的敦促下，这家公�近日把招��件修改为“新加�人或永久居民，具备出色的写作能力，能把马�文��文或缅甸语翻译�英文�，他们也在修改�的招�广告中，为之�的广告�歉，并承诺类似事件�会��生。 国�歧视在�类�公平雇佣中最为常�。去年，劳资政公平雇佣�盟（TAFEP）共收到303起公平雇佣的投诉，其中一�是有关雇主没能在招�和��中，平等对待新加�人。
• isntitobviousstoptokinrot

  5 Apr 13, 14:02

  honglim labor day. make some noise!

• SJS6638

  6 Apr 13, 00:06

  make noise and also put in action.  Noise without action is in vain, empty talk.

  action means vote them out.   they have proved they are not up to par to take care of singap;oreans so why waste our time and money on them

• charlize

  8 May 13, 19:24

  Originally posted by Lazybumy:

  Please don’t blame the govt on this as it is the majority of the Singaporean that agree with such policies.

  

• Deacon Blue

  10 May 13, 16:13

  screen MPs first.

  tell the to all each write an article that relates 'gang rape' to any similarities to 'democracy'. read each and everyone of their individual reports. we will know which cat has a tail dangling outside the bag.

• mlmersrlosers

  14 May 13, 22:47

  My previous wirkplace in a mnc, the supervisor is a prc.

  She conducts interviews to hire ppl. 

  All the ppl she hire are prc.

  strange. No local pass 

  Her interviews?

• sgdiehard

  16 May 13, 09:50

  Originally posted by mlmersrlosers:

  My previous wirkplace in a mnc, the supervisor is a prc.

  She conducts interviews to hire ppl. 

  All the ppl she hire are prc.

  strange. No local pass 

  Her interviews?

  is that a prc mnc?

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• SJS6638

  21 May 13, 21:10

  nothing helps when the pm the problems maker paths the road of destruction for PMETs.

• charlize

  10 Jun 13, 20:26

  Times are bad.