Our Japanese writer, a hairstylist who has worked in Singapore for the last decade, tells us about a loophole in the Japanese minimum wage system. I often get asked: “Do you have minimum wages in Japan?” The Japanese do but it does not make our lives easy. Let me talk about my hometown,…
Month: July 2020
So What Is Minimum Wage, Progressive Wage and Living Wage?
This article explores the different models of income. Have a good read! Minimum Wage A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration employers may legally pay to workers. It might not concern you if you are well paid, but supporters of the program claim that it guarantees a minimum income for low wage workers and…
Climate Change and The GST
GST aims to ensure the permanent sustainability of natural resource consumption increasing awareness. The catastrophic Australian bush fires, the New Zealand floods, the cyclones and hurricanes of Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, the United States of America, Africa and India. The devastating effects of the climatic changes could be felt by all of us including…
Covid-19 Is Not The First Crisis Singapore Had Faced
The covid-19 crisis is not the first crisis Singapore had faced. Singapore’s openness exposes itself particularly to contagion via trade linkages. 1973: OIL SHOCK Members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia, cut oil production and shipments to the US and other countries perceived as supporting Israel in the…