Government launches work group to look into wages, welfare of low-wage workers

SINGAPORE: A new work group that will come up with measures to address issues on the salaries and work environment of low-wage workers was launched on Thursday .

The work group will develop policy ideas that include ensuring wage growth in PWM sectors continue to outpace median wage growth, increasing the number of workers covered by the model and expanding the number of occupations covered by the PWM, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement.READ: 470,000 lower-income Singaporeans to receive Workfare Special Payment payouts in October

“If you want to expand PWM today, you really have to think about how this impacts businesses today in the current context because ... as you know, companies are retrenching, firms are reviewing their head counts, the last thing you want is to scare them and you have inadvertent effect,” said Mr Zaqy.He added that the discussion is not about “ideology” nor is the Government against minimum wage.

Mr Zaqy stressed that the study will look not just into wages, but also productivity, work conditions and the impact of other low-wage worker schemes. Wage models other than the PWM will also be evaluated to find one most “sustainable” for each sector. “So these are areas in which I think it's important for the unions and employers and the Government, to work through, to create a win-win situation,” he added.

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