Unpredictability in an oasis of calm called Singapore

Yahoo Singapore

January 13, 2016

ricky l3 minutes ago

The future Leadership of Singapore 1st and foremost must be able to provide and stimulate:-

(1) Economic Growth and make Singapore Economy strong and sustainable

(2) Good Jobs for Singaporean as core workers

as most other aspects of the Country is doing well and relatively in place whether Finance, Housing, Healthcare, Education, Social, Defense, Homeland, Environment, Transport. Foreign Affairs etc.

Good and sustainable Economy - will provide finances to the Country as a whole - and the rest of the functions of the Country can be finance and do well. If no Economic Growth, there will be no money to finance other Country's function.

Similarly, if every Singaporeans have good jobs, then Singaporeans can finance and sustain themselves and their families - and less reliance on the States to provide help for them.

Any candidates and team that can provide and do well in the 2 functions - will enhance Singapore future as a Successful Nation.

In fact, the above 2 pillars - are 2 engines that make Nation strong and stable ---- and no voters will rock a Government that are able to provide, maintain and strengthen this 2 pillars - given that other pillars are more or less in place.

ricky l11 seconds ago

Now 2 new Statutory Boards are formed :-

(1) SkillFuture Singapore

(2) Workforce Singapore

to ensure life-long learning and employment with Singaporeans as core workers ------ which is good and long overdue.

But must be able to deliver outcome - whereby Singaporeans especially mature Singaporean PMETs can get jobs.

(It must not be the idea is there, but Singaporeans still cannot get jobs - which is happening now - because Singaporeans are displaced from their jobs).

ricky l1 minute ago

Good that the following postings - provide the impetus and urgency to make employment of Singaporeans as the core workers a priority.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

ricky l

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Solving the unemployment problem among the Singaporean PMETs (as well as mature Singaporean PMETs) problem - should be a priority especially if the Government is predicting 70% of workforce will be PMETs in 2020.

Now i estimate the PMETs is make up of about 40% of the workforce - and Singapore is still facing a serious problem of not able to get all Singaporean PMETs to be employed. So come 2020 - the problem will even be serious if PMETs make up of 70% of the workforce.

(1) The younger Singaporeans will get very alarmed when they see their parents, uncle and auntie of 40 - 50 over years old unable to get a job. It will strike a fear on them that they will face the same scenarios when they hit 40 and 50.

(2) This will translate into social cost - whereby Singaporeans will not want to raise kids - as they will be unsure whether they can get a job to feed their families when they are 40 or 50 years old.

This problem have been highlighted by Mr LKY - as the most difficult problem to solve. And he predicted that many unemployed will be sitting behind computers to highlight this problem in social media. Mr LKY is right on dot.

We are seeing this problem manifesting now.

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ricky l

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The WDA job portal provide a bird eye view of the job opportunities as well as the job applicants for the entire Economy (not all will be captured because some companies will still go through private portal or employ through their own means).

But WDA job portal is a useful tool for Economic planning, skillset planning, manpower planning, sector-specific planning etc to resolve job unemployment problem if use effectively.

The problem lies with organisations HR policies in employment - which is now grossly unfavourable against Singaporean PMETs and in particular the mature PMETs.

ricky l1 minute ago

(1) Economic Growth - provide the Revenue for the Nation.

(2) Job - provide the Revenue for Singaporeans.

By doing well in these 2 pillars ------- will help to finance :-

(1) Housing

(2) Education

(3) Medical

(4) Defense

(5) Homeland

(6) Transport

etc.

So if mature Singaporeans got no jobs - aren't we crippled with one pillar hopping but not the other pillar.