[Tangsen]

Is this practice here......?

Here is White Thieves Supremacy

[Ola]

Sg companies mostly have low margin, so quite stingy,

They more focus on working long hours than working effectively.
This could be quite a big problem as technologies improvements increase.

Mostly local companies are small so PAP can purposely and easily bully them.

Their margin is eaten up by PAP's Levies and quota when they hire FWs. 

Just imagine paying $330 to $600+ every mth per FW and this excludes dorm cost. Yet, rarely would locals want to do those jobs.

PAP is just slapping themselves like bodoh kings.

[Niubee]

Mostly local companies are small so PAP can purposely and easily bully them.

Their margin is eaten up by PAP's Levies and quota when they hire FWs. 

Just imagine paying $330 to $600+ every mth per FW and this excludes dorm cost. Yet, rarely would locals want to do those jobs.

PAP is just slapping themselves like bodoh kings.

They r good Businessman and some more passive income..Monthly. 

[Yin yang]

Ive been saying the CPF is one of the best schemes ever created n a legacy left behind by the british colonists benefiting millions of citizens .

Not easy to force all the stingy coys to pay /contribute to all their employees' cpf...

Remember, all coys r very adaptable n can move theit ops biz to so many lucrative attractive countries, big n small in a vitually globalised inter connected world.

[surfer]

They need to be competitive in the local market first.....

There is no competition to my company as we are the only service provider in this red dot. For years we've tried to ask the authorities to allow us to raise our tariffs and salary but to no avail as the authorities wants to attract more inbound trade and export for this island and keep their costs low.

[forum456]

I Found Local Companies, Big or Small, All are Very Stingy

Singapore Local Companies, Big or Small are totally different from local companies in other countries.

One foreign colleague asked me this question.

Why local companies Big or Small employ more then 50% foreigners(including PRs) in the company ?

If a local company has more than 50% foreign employees, it is no more a local company.
A local company should have at least 70% Singaporean employees.

How can employer be generous when he employs so many foreigners in the company ?
He employs cheap foreigners to cut cost, how can he be generous at the same time.

[forum456]

to the employees, staff benefits, pay increments and bonuses are all way below foreign MNCs

you cannot compare locals against foreign MNCs because it is comparing HDB with Condo/landed.

Foreign MNCs have govt subsidy to invest here and have good revenues internationally.

You should compare the work culture and not compare the monetary benefits.

[Tangsen]

Mostly local companies are small so PAP can purposely and easily bully them.

Their margin is eaten up by PAP's Levies and quota when they hire FWs. 

Just imagine paying $330 to $600+ every mth per FW and this excludes dorm cost. Yet, rarely would locals want to do those jobs.

PAP is just slapping themselves like bodoh kings.

Actually why the locals dun want? Its the pay too low, food delivery is not easy but it pays well if you work hard. See so many locals doing it

[lvlrsSTI]

you cannot compare locals against foreign MNCs because it is comparing HDB with Condo/landed.

Foreign MNCs have govt subsidy to invest here and have good revenues internationally.

You should compare the work culture and not compare the monetary benefits.

I compare the working cultures and company benefits including annual leave, dental/optical/medical coverage, local companies are very stingy indeed.

[happyharvest]

to the employees, staff benefits, pay increments and bonuses are all way below foreign MNCs

avoid singaporean companies

[ZhuPengGouYou]

Why would they bother to be generous when there is so weak employee protections And so liberal foreign worker policies?

[debono]

avoid singaporean companies

But sometimes MNCs and big companies' requirements are too high, therefore no choice but to turn to local small companies for a job....

[watchfirst9]

Why would they bother to be generous when there is so weak employee protections And so liberal foreign worker policies?

Yes, a number cap must be stricter also their margins need to improve.

Only then can see improvement, few if any will do for charity.

[debono]

Why would they bother to be generous when there is so weak employee protections And so liberal foreign worker policies?

True, that is the dire situation we have here.....

[Tangsen]

avoid singaporean companies

Not all, Sheng Siong has proven otherwise. I think the boss has a old Chinese mentality towards business. They older generations bosses tend to treat their staffs well.

[lvlrsSTI]

Not all, Sheng Siong has proven otherwise. I think the boss has a old Chinese mentality towards business. They older generations bosses tend to treat their staffs well.

Wrong lah, Sheng Siong boss is very stingy, one of my friends who sells cars, he said Sheng Siong’s boss bargained very hard with him until he fed up and gave the boss big discounts, in return Sheng Siong boss paid him partially in Sheng Siong shopping vouchers and rest on credit card.  Like that also can ?

[lvlrsSTI]

Wrong lah, Sheng Siong boss is very stingy, one of my friends who sells cars, he said Sheng Siong’s boss bargained very hard with him until he fed up and gave the boss big discounts, in return Sheng Siong boss paid him partially in Sheng Siong shopping vouchers and rest on credit card.  Like that also can ?

Lao Kwee

[Tangsen]

Wrong lah, Sheng Siong boss is very stingy, one of my friends who sells cars, he said Sheng Siong’s boss bargained very hard with him until he fed up and gave the boss big discounts, in return Sheng Siong boss paid him partially in Sheng Siong shopping vouchers and rest on credit card.  Like that also can ?

Nothing wrong what …. stingy on other businesses but not to his staffs.

[lvlrsSTI]

Nothing wrong what …. stingy on other businesses but not to his staffs.

then you should quit your job, join Sheng Siong and work for him lor.

[Tangsen]

then you should quit your job, join Sheng Siong snd work for him lor.

They cannot afford me nor the company I work for our consulting fee.

[lvlrsSTI]

They cannot afford me nor the company I work for our consulting fee.

you can be his assistant, you said he treats staff very well, so he will definitely pay you top dollar and squeeze you dry.

[Tangsen]

you can be his assistant, he treat staff well snd will pay you top dollar squeeze you dry.

Cannot afford lah, an example. 
A large organisation blew USD15m with us for a 18mths study on how to improve or streamline internal processes to achieve greater efficiency and to meet stricter compliance.
This is only a study, NOT implementing the recommendations

[Niubee]

Cannot afford lah, an example. 
A large organisation blew USD15m with us for a 18mths study on how to improve or streamline internal processes to achieve greater efficiency and to meet stricter compliance.
This is only a study, NOT implementing the recommendations

Yr company koyok must be damn gd

[debono]

Cannot afford lah, an example. 
A large organisation blew USD15m with us for a 18mths study on how to improve or streamline internal processes to achieve greater efficiency and to meet stricter compliance.
This is only a study, NOT implementing the recommendations

That must be a very big company to blow away USD15m for a 18-month study.....

[RiseofAsia]

to the employees, staff benefits, pay increments and bonuses are all way below foreign MNCs

This is why most of these companies close shop eventually.

[RiseofAsia]

MOM is kena SAI.

My aunt's friend maybe 8 or 10 years ago.  Said she resigned from her job as Snr Executive to join Far East Organization as Manager.

Happily, she reported to work on her first day but was given a new Employment Contract. The document state that due to restructuring, her job title is now Snr Executive. 

There was a mthly  meeting for Group and she threw a hand written letter on the Chairman/ CEO/ sthg like that 's  face and just walked out.

这就是潜规则。
人善被人欺。

Shd throw SAI at the CEO...

[Tangsen]

Yr company koyok must be damn gd

Not mine lah, I work for them.

[Tangsen]

That must be a very big company to blow away USD15m for a 18-month study.....

Very common lah, this average price. It covers operations across ASEAN operations only. Imagine Asia or APJ

[Clyde]

Not all MNC are good. My previous company, although is MNC, the top managements are mostly locals. US side had 2 increments a year, we had one or none. Company run on 2 shifts (24 hours) but hire only single shift Engineers. Sometimes had to work until midnight with no overtime pay. There was a pregnant female employee who went on a week of MC. When she returned to work, received a warning letter for poor performance. She left the company eventually.

These management want to enter the good book of the angmo, will think of all ways to cut cost.

Within less than 8 years, these companies either closed down or moved out of Singapore. Most of these managers remain unemployed, probably become too expensive to be hired. One MD setup a maid agency. Another MD set up a tech company but heard business was very bad.

[debono]

Not all MNC are good. My previous company, although is MNC, the top managements are mostly locals. US side had 2 increments a year, we had one or none. Company run on 2 shifts (24 hours) but hire only single shift Engineers. Sometimes had to work until midnight with no overtime pay. There was a pregnant female employee who went on a week of MC. When she returned to work, received a warning letter for poor performance. She left the company eventually. 

These management want to enter the good book of the angmo, will think of all ways to cut cost.

Within less than 8 years, these companies either closed down or moved out of Singapore. Most of these managers remain unemployed, probably become too expensive to be hired. One MD setup a maid agency. Another MD set up a tech company but heard business was very bad.

In this pandemic situation, it is difficult to start a company, even in construction companies some had their FWs infected with Covid-19, and thus cannot go and work...