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PMET unfairly dismissed during pregnancy at a local tertiary institution and suffered miscarriage
Dear Mr Goh, I chanced upon the Transitioning website this morning while searching for more information on unfair termination towards pregnant women. I'm seeking for more information and outlets to address a very upsetting event earlier this [...]
Jobless 49-year-old married IT executive drove cab for a month and feeling disheartened
Dear Gilbert, I am jobless for almost a year and feel most unjustified about my circumstances. I have about 22 years of IT experience. My last position was with a healthcare voluntary welfare organization. I joined them because I wanted to [...]
Town council AIM saga – political implications for opposition and government
Some have already labelled the latest town council's fiasco as AIMgate - in the same massive destructive scale as the previous US Watergate scandal which implicated the US ex-President Nixon and subsequently brought about his Presidential [...]
Malaysian PR wife concerned about Singaporean house husband’s extra marital affair
Hi, I am a Malaysian and Singapore PR, married to a Singaporean man and we have 2 Singaporean children. I am a working mother and my husband (C) is unemployed since early 2012 after being retrenched. In late 2012, I found out that he had [...]
64-year-old Singaporean returned home after away in Germany for 30 years but felt discriminated
I have met 64-year-old Jean a few times in my office and always felt that she looked younger than her age. Her hair is always cropped short and in the right place. She seems serene and composed despite the immense struggles she faces. She is [...]
Local PMET earning $4500 and above told to leave earlier than expected without compensation
Gilbert I recently tendered my resignation on 20 March 2013 from my position in my company. Under my employment contract which I have attached, my notice period was 2 months which would have made my last day of service to be on 17 May [...]
Retrenched divorced director earning $16,000 asking for downward variation of $5000/month maintenance
Hi Gilbert, I was retrenched in January this year and have not been able to find a full time job since. Being 52 years of age and the last 12 years holding a Director position in the private sector, I know that it is impossible or close to [...]
Jobless woman breadwinner with Parkinson’s disease husband frustrated with ageism here
Dear Gilbert, I am very sorry to trouble you at your email address as I have been unable to access the http://www.transitioning.org/ site for the past hour and hence could not submit my request to the “Counsellor”. I was retrenched and [...]
Post-labour day protest mail from participants
Dear Gilbert Thank you for organising this Great Family Day with my fellow citizens. Everything was taken care-off and the program line-up was perfect. I am writing so that we can further strengthen this memorable event- something to even [...]
Labour day protest – day of reckoning for fellow Singaporeans?
Dear Friends, As we head towards May 1st 2013 today and a bigger gathering at Hong Lim Green I wish to share some thoughts with our fellow Singaporeans. We all recognise that Singapore is at the cross-road of change. The politics of the [...]
May day protest Android phone apps available now!
Good News! To help publicizing the May Day protest event at Hong Lim Park, an Android app was created. It is now on Google Play Store: You could help to spread the word by first downloading and installing the app on your mobile device. The [...]
Lady PMET disheartened by discriminating work culture and resigned after a month
Dear Michael I am contemplating to send this email as I am not sure if this is appropriate and if you would believe what I have witnessed in the FOH. But most importantly, I hope the management will be more aware of what is going on in the FOH [...]
20-something businessman sued for bankruptcy in deal went awry
Hi Mr Gilbert, I am writing to you seeking advice or probable solution to my current situation that I am facing. I have just started out about a year and a half ago as a sole proprietor on my own business. A little information on what I [...]
Ideas for sequel protest on May 1st
Hi Gilbert, Thank you for organizing the event last Saturday. Could sense that many people (young and old) wish to voice out. Maybe we could have forum sessions in which the participants have more time to speak out their mind. There [...]
Large foreign population unstainable and represents replacement
In continuation of the debate on the population white paper - a large proportion of the new 1.6 million population injection does not represent “growth” in our workforce. Rather, they represent “replacement” - let me [...]
