'More Jobs Available than Workers' article taken down by ST
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'More Jobs Available than Workers' article taken down by ST Online after too many negative reader's comments
The story 'More Jobs Available than Workers' appeared on the front page of today's Straits Times (ST 16 June 2011). It also appeared on the front page of ST's online website www.straitstimes.com before 11:00 am.
However after 11:00 am, ST Online decided to pull out the story after incurring the wrath of its readers as evident from the personal and vitriol comments that the latter posted.
The last online comment was made by reader 'zwf_8888' at 10:30 am who remarked 'This is again the garmen's reason for more foreign 'talent'. PAP stop all this type of news reports. U are making me (sic) and many people EVEN MORE DISGRUNTLED AND ANGRY.'
Strangely enough, all reader's comments for the article can still be viewed on ST's site, albeit under the obscure 'Discussion' section. See http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=45525&page=2
In the paper edition, however, it was too late for ST to remove the hated article.
It is not certain if ST's webmaster will decide later to put the article up again. They might restore the article should news of its disappearance start to rapidly circulate among online community and if they desire to maintain their reputation, so to speak, in the eyes of the broader general public.The article in a concised version (the full version of which can still be read in the paper edition of the ST), is published below.
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More Jobs Available Than Workers - ST
By Teo Wan Gek
JOBS are now chasing workers, in a market that has rebounded robustly to pre-recession levels.
In the first three months of this year, there were 139 job openings for every 100 job seekers - a figure not seen since December 2007, just before the economy went south.
This is up from 104 job openings for every 100 job seekers seen from October to December last year, the Manpower Ministry noted in its latest quarterly labour market report, released yesterday.
The report said there were 49,300 job vacancies in March, a substantial 32 per cent increase over the year.
While National Union Trade Congress deputy secretary-general Ong Ye Kung said the report was healthy and one ‘which many countries will envy’. He cautioned that it did not mean there were no problems in the labour market.
Significant challenges remain, he said, pointing to developments in Europe and the United States as areas to watch.
“If growth in the US stalls and Europe goes into a currency crisis, the impact on Singapore will be severe. Unemployment will go up, not down. That will be very painful to Singaporeans’, he told the Straits Times.
Agreeing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Chua Hak Bin said that while the figures show that demand for labour is strong, especially for services there have been some signs of economic growth deceleration’.
Yesterday’s ministry data showed that against the backdrop of healthy economic growth and a tight labour market, the unemployment rate here fell to its lowest level in three years.
The overall rate fell to 1.9 per cent as at March, down from 2.2 per cent as the end of December last year.
Commenting on the data, Citigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng cited two broad trends for the surge in job vacancies.
One is the creation of new positions in the service sector. The other is that vacancies can no longer be readily filled by foreigners, possibly due to stricter regulation of the inflow.The Government has moved to tighten the tap, in part to force companies to hire Singaporeans, and also to get them to look at other ways to improve productivity in the workplace.
The service sector led the way with the most job openings. It accounted for 36,100 or 73 per cent of total vacancies as at the end of March.
The greatest demand for new hires was from the community, social and personal services industries. These industries include health (massages?) and social services (ang mo social escort agencies?).
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Reported by Temasek Review. -
CNA still have something abit similar online:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1135224/1/.html
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but maybe the robust job market can explain why the salary in Singapore has grown almost 10% from Q1 2010 to Q1 2011.
http://www.salarysingapore.com/average-salary-in-singapore-2011.html
i'm surprised that the MOM survey showed that the average salary in Singapore is now $4,700! but i guess it is good for the rest of us who are employed and hoping for a increase in our pay.
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First time I hear them pull out "good news" due to angry comments.
It used to be "don't report bad news because it would upset Singaporeans" last time.
So, if they don't report good news or bad news now, what next?
Report Justin Bieber's breakfast menu yesterday?
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Originally posted by Salarysingapore:
but maybe the robust job market can explain why the salary in Singapore has grown almost 10% from Q1 2010 to Q1 2011.
http://www.salarysingapore.com/average-salary-in-singapore-2011.html
i'm surprised that the MOM survey showed that the average salary in Singapore is now $4,700! but i guess it is good for the rest of us who are employed and hoping for a increase in our pay.
Tomorrow, every body will be asking their bosses for that elusive 10% increment.
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You bet, I had this nausea of bullshit when I read the article. An overwhelming component of the new jobs belong to the service sector. And these are mostly filled by foreigners or PRs.
Those fresh grads and PMETS must be grinding their teeth while reading this morning dose of crap.
PM said he will raise salaries by 30% over the next 10 years? It can happen when more and more of the rich come, hence raising median wages.
Reading articles like these today just about cast my doubts in stone that while the medicine has changed, the ingredients haven't. Same shit, different day.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
You bet, I had this nausea of bullshit when I read the article. An overwhelming component of the new jobs belong to the service sector. And these are mostly filled by foreigners or PRs.
Those fresh grads and PMETS must be grinding their teeth while reading this morning dose of crap.
PM said he will raise salaries by 30% over the next 10 years? It can happen when more and more of the rich come, hence raising median wages.
Reading articles like these today just about cast my doubts in stone that while the medicine has changed, the ingredients haven't. Same shit, different day.
Why need to wait 10 years?
According to that salary survey above, salaries rose almost 9% from 2010 till 2011.
At 9% a year, we could see 90% increase or more within 10 years.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Why need to wait 10 years?
According to that salary survey above, salaries rose almost 9% from 2010 till 2011.
At 9% a year, we could see 90% increase or more within 10 years.
haha yeh right.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
haha yeh right.
Why so negative?
Why?
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Originally posted by charlize:
Why so negative?
Why?
What? I said "right" what.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
What? I said "right" what.
Sarcasm and satire is lost on me.
Really.
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Anybody asked their bosses this morning for that elusive 10% wage increment?
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/06/18/st-staff-strapped-companies-need-more-foreign-workers/
It used to be market demand and supply.
Employers that need workers, they just need to pay a market rate (or higher) to entice more workers to join them.
Now it's employer offering a low salary that nobody wants and then they complain nobody wants to work for them.
This is life in Sg.
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JOKES OF THE YEAR!
my friend church friend - 30 yrs SG MAN lost sing 4000.00 per month to FOREIGNER that command only sing 2500.00
2 children - heng wife working
LOCAL DEGREE HOLDER
UBS BANK IN SWITERZLAND - ask him in the interview - how many indonesia clients u have - PRIVATE BANKER - HIGH CLASS SALESMAN
ZERO
NEXT
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Originally posted by Disman:
JOKES OF THE YEAR!
my friend church friend - 30 yrs SG MAN lost sing 4000.00 per month to FOREIGNER that command only sing 2500.00
2 children - heng wife working
LOCAL DEGREE HOLDER
UBS BANK IN SWITERZLAND - ask him in the interview - how many indonesia clients u have - PRIVATE BANKER - HIGH CLASS SALESMAN
ZERO
NEXT
Who?
Your friend or the one replacing him?
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/06/18/singaporeans-getting-fussy-in-tight-labor-market/
Fussy workers.
All never follow the Cheaper Better Faster model as proposed by the people at the top.
Grrr .
Comments are worth reading.