Transitioning is priviledged recently to assist several local employers out to hire our local jobless PMETs.
Unfortunately, I have met some who told me point-blankly that they don’t hire our jobless locals out of meritocracy but more to fill up the employment quota so that they can hire more foreigners later on!
Our employers also preferred to hire foreigners first and then later fill up remaining vacancies with our local workers so that they can hire more foreigners later on.
Its always the cost factor advantage plus foreign workers tend to be more obliging when it comes to working longer hours as their work permit will tie them down at least for the first two years for a S-Pass executive.
A S-Pass application requires a minimum salary of $2000 and educational qualification of a diploma and above.
I am not surprised if local workers are let off after a few months of being hired when the employers have managed to hire all relevant foreigners with the new local topping up. However, this allegation is unsubstantiated.
One local employer even informed me that employment agents have approached him to hire some foreign executives who have pay the agents in advance for work assignments – regardless if the foreigners have relevant work experience or bogus educational qualifications.
I am not surprised if our employers have a bonus pay out through the agents if they decide to take up the initiative!
Employers also sometimes draw out dubious salary cut-back, all done under-table and agreed by our desperate foreign workers unwillingly, as its better to stay employed with a lesser salary in Singapore than remain jobless back in their own countries.
Moreover, the lesser pay check could still be worth many times more back home.
Too much money changes hands in the foreign employment trade which warrants the strick intervention of our ineffective clueless watchdog – Ministry of Manpower.
Either they are oblivious to such happenings or are slow to tackle the massive financial influence of the foreign employment trade.
To be fair, many employers also cite the lousy working attitude of our local workers for the preferred hiring of foreign workers. They also mentioned that our locals joh hop alot and refuse to put in extra hours when required.
“I won’t even hire a local worker if given the choice. Foreign workers are my first priority nowadays,” declared a local SME employer much to my annoyance.
This means that a local graduate arms with a degree from our prestigious universiy will have a tough time competing with foreigners who could not even converse properly in the English language and whose qualification could be hailed from a dubious third world university.
One local employer even mentioned that his company will close down without foreign workers as most local workers he hired so far have all quit within three months.
He opens six days a week and working hours are from 11am to 7pm.
How could a local employer speak so badly of his own people and declared the world of foreign workers even if its the truth?
I believe that the desire to make more money among our local employers has split the country than anything else.
The Small and Medium Enterprise sector has hired more people than any sector in Singapore and remains the biggest employer despite it’s shortcomings.
I am not surprised however if more than half of the hirings are foreign workers.
I heard recently that our Prime Minister is worried that there will be a serious rife between the native and new citizens.
He is also concerned if we will stand together as a nation when there is a serious situation such as a war-like occurrence.
I believed that the situation here is already very serious if our own local employers could not look beyond economics and hire our own people.
Chronic unemployment and under employment among our local PMETs especially above the age of 40 years will certainly cause social instability in the near future and more so if they see that newly-converted citizens are gainfully employed and living in better conditions than them.
A cursory view of many of the offices I visited recently always reveal young foreign workers diligently working away sometimes in deplorable work conditions.
Many barely tip the age of thirty years old and Singapore workers are in the minority nowadays at the work force.
Many are from third world countries such as Philippines, India or Myarmar whereby a work stint abroad is like a God-sent intervention for them.
They will work 24 hours if they have to in first world Singapore to please their employers.
Many also dream of becoming a PR and then citizen if possible as its almost a dead-end if they remain behind in their own countries.
With little protection from our government and our inept lax labout laws, many Singaporeans have found themselves displaced and alienated at the work force.
Already, our local executives have to battle age and racial discrimination at the work place, it will be an uphill task if they have to bear with preferential hiring for foreign workers.
Unless our government and employers change their hiring expectations, I am not surprised that there will be much disharmony and unhappiness among the population in the near future.
Written by: Gilbert Goh
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Can a company consists all Singapore PRs employees ? Not even one Singaporean.
Hi Money
Yes – any company can hire 100% PRs within the company payroll and in fact they are being treated like citizens for any statistical gathering.
Moreover, foreigners hire on the EP work permit also have no limit meaning that companies can hire as many foreigners as they wish using the EP work permit category.
Gilbert Goh
I believe companies do not need to hire sg if have all sg pr,
Where is the MOM regulations requiring to employ Sg, pse
State here,
Even if so, is not diificult to bullshit and for ep, dont have to
I do not believe Fellow Sg can survive till 2016 and if so
2016 will not remove the ruling govt, they want to stay in power
At all costs,
Is you do not know what is that meaning, you are an idiot !
So how are you and your family to survive?
I dont have the answer
Maybe,
U want to downgrade ur flat and move to India, ChIna, Malaysia or other
Countries
Or you are over 30 yr of age, drive a taxi and give yourself time
To figure out
Or if you have no driving licence and no flat, and single, go marry
A filipino nurse or filipino below 25 with at least a Diploma
Otherwise you just stay at home and be a mobile phOne developer,
Borrow some money from your relatives to feed yourself with porridge
And egg
Need further advice, sky
Locals demand meritocracy yet when it comes to meritocracy of getting a job they blame Companies for choosing foreigners because they work harder, show more loyalty and are more obliging. Instead of complaining, they should work harder and show they are more committed then the foreigners.
To wmulew,
Here are the demand for meritoracy
1. Foreign Managers have been recruiting
Foreigners esp their own race , eg all the IT
Indians in banks, (are you saying to be
They went through fair selection, wow, suddenly
In the past 10 years, Sg are not working hard)
Same for many industries,
2. The emPloyers of the foreigners On ep n spass
do not pay CPF, and some agencies bond them
Or pay commission over a period which prevent
The foreigners to leave, this is actually exploitation
Indirectly
3. The free immigration policy to welcome
Foreigners at all levels.
FINALLY, the ruling govt may have an agenda
As there support is falling and worry about
Being able to remain in power, and ep to convert
To new citizens are likely to vote for them as new
Citizens want to bring their 100 plus relatives
Per citizen , to work in Sg.
So the govt is relaxed over companies not
Following regulations on quota of foreign employment
No quota for ep and spass quota are not checked.
THE CONSTITUTION of ANY COUNTRY PROTECTS
THE LIVELIHOOD OF ITS CITIZENS AGAINST FOREIGNERS
AS ARE THE TIGHT IMMIGRATION CONTROLS
OF PHILLIPINES, THAILAND, MAlaysia, CHINA, INDIA,
Etc
Meritocracy is for its citizens. Can I go to
Philippines or UK to apply for a job easily ?
The UK company must prove that she is not
Able to employ a local resident.
So you are saying our govt opens the door
Of meritocracy to foreigners !
WE ARE SAYING OUR FOREFATHERS
BUILD SINGAPORE AND ITS CULTURE AND
OUR CHILDREN HAS THE FIRST RIGHT
TO MAKE A LIVING HERE !
ALL THE COMPANIES THAT EMPLOY FOREIGNERS
AND HAVE GIVEN PREFERENCE TO EMPLOY
THEIR OWN PEOPLE /RACE WILL COLLAPSE
IN THE NAME OF OUR ANCESTORS
If own countrymen/women does not support their own countrymen/women, then in time of crisis the country will be chaotic and disharmony will result. S’pore is gradually leading into a path of disunity & disharmony with mass influx of foreign immigrants in just a short time. Who will pay a price for this (disharmony & disunity)? The Papaya ? Sinkies? Chinkies? Inkies? Pinokies? ..whatever u call them – monkies?…. It’s ourselves & gahmen to blame… its a vicious cycle ..
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