No basis for employers to cut pay if flexi-work does not affect productivity: Gan Siow Huang

SINGAPORE – Employers with workers on flexible work arrangements have no basis to cut their pay if their productivity is not affected, Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang said on Tuesday .To stay open as an economy means having to accept some degree of competition from foreign workers and professionals — whether they are here or overseas, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

The progressive wage model provides a structure for wages to rise along with training and productivity improvements. It covers lower-wage local workers in certain sectors, like cleaning and security. Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said that"the spirit of the PWM should really lead the entire thinking" behind the implementation of any guidelines.

Ms Gan reiterated that employers must assess employees' performance and pay them fairly based on work done, and not discriminate based on health conditions that do not affect their performance. "Even if foreigners are not working in Singapore... they will still be competing with us when working in companies overseas," she said.

Ms Gan replied that flexible work arrangements were not limited to flexi-place arrangements , and did not mean workers will be less productive."I think we should not pretend that without flexible work arrangements, there'll be less offshoring," she said.

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