SINGAPORE: Singapore’s progressive wage model is a sustainable one which has worked well, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, in highlighting the importance of getting various parties to work together to roll it out to more sectors.
He was speaking during a panel on the Budget, in response to a union leader’s wish for the model – which sets out a wage ladder and training requirements for lower-paid workers at different skill levels – to be put in place across other industries more quickly.
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