PAP Sitoh terminate Potong Pasir Town Council staff

last SG · 2011-06-03T21:47:05+00:00

Haha if they're so cunning, how come don't know how to change their name?

shanfan SG

The SPP protests new MP Sitoh Yih Pin's (left) decision to axe 16 Potong Pasir town council staff. (Yahoo! …

The Singapore People's Party (SPP) has written to the newly-elected MP for Potong Pasir SMC Sitoh Yih Pin to protest the latter's termination of 16 Potong Pasir Town Council staff.

All except three of the staff were served one-month termination notice letters, and asked to re-apply for employment to Sitoh's newly-appointed managing agent, EM Services, which also looks after eight other town councils.

Under this arrangement, they may be deployed to any of the other town councils, and their employment conditions will also be subject to change, under the jurisdiction of their new employer.

In a letter submitted to the Potong Pasir Town Council's new general manager Ms Soh Chor Yin on Thursday morning, SPP second assistant secretary-general Benjamin Pwee said the change in management was not rational ground for termination to their contract of employment.

Pwee's letter also called for either reinstatement of employment of the staff, or an appropriate retrenchment or severance package.

About 30 members of the SPP also signed the letter, claiming that Sitoh had previously promised his Potong Pasir opponent Lina Chiam that he would "keep all the staff at the Town Council", and further, that he would honour his words.

In the recently-concluded General Elections, incumbent SPP candidate Lina Chiam lost the Potong Pasir single-member constituency by a slim 112 votes to the PAP's Sitoh.

On Wednesday, Sitoh Yih Pin said he had not promised to keep the staff and that he had instead told Mrs Chiam, "Since you asked, I will try my best to see what I can do," reported The Straits Times.

He also said offers of severance packages to the 16 retrenched staff were "fair" and that he would "follow all the employment rules."

But he also added that severance packages would have to come out from the town council fund, saying, "The town council funds belong to residents. My priority must be to ensure that the service standards delivered to residents are not compromised."

All 16 Potong Pasir Town Council staff have also been handed job application forms from EM Services.

Nine of which had been filled up and submitted to the company to date. The remaining seven are still deciding whether or not to re-apply, given that new employment conditions include a six-month probation.

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Just for info, the conservancy charge in Potong Pasir under Mr Chiam's care in SPP is cheaper than those in PAP HDB estates, it is below $30.00. This info is from a resident in Potong Pasir.

shanfan SG

Expected such ruthless treatment from Sitoh. One look at him tells he is not a kind soul, like any other PaP members he works for personal gain. Stupid voters in PP voted for him, congratulations!

ditzy SG

Well, its kind of expected. So no surprises there.

Director Hitman SG

ACtually is quite ok.....most companies terminate n dun bother find jobs.

shanfan SG

ACtually is quite ok.....most companies terminate n dun bother find jobs.

I am surprised you condone such act. What about you start work and a new employer takes over and terminate you? Not to forget you have problems getting jobs and finally after a long search you landed yourself with this job which the employer just terminated you. Where is your heart?

angel7030 SG

Terminated, then go Adjuined find job lor, ask WP to sack all the ex PAP town council staffs at Adjunied GRC, employ the Potong pasir ones lor, why not, they already go so many years of experiences.

Like this oso I hv to teach them..no brain one

Director Hitman SG

but then termination on the em management should be under labour laws n that is kinda like.......dirty tricks.it should be void.

Director Hitman SG

hmmmm,,,,,,well u got a point there.....come across in pvt industries...company not doin well the boss staryts to chop everyone off......when taken over there would be chopping off too.......my kind of enviroment in spore is fulla tricks.

angel7030 SG

labour laws??? singapore got labour laws meh??? is there a mini wage on the laws?? a law that state consultation before termination? a law that employers must be transparent, open account book and openly discuss paid and bonus issue with employees? If not, what laws is labour laws, more of discipline laws men

shanfan SG

All for show, what labour law. The employees in Singapore have very minimum protection.

angel7030 SG

The labour laws is created to protect the employers not employees, further more it benefit them more than the poor workers. Haiz, singaporeans, really gong kia

Director Hitman SG

has been in oz for too long.almost forget what labour law is....so sue me?

i mean according to their contract they cant trminate services of employees.....unless they signed for it.then ,,,,,,use my method.it werks in spore.

shanfan SG

has been in oz for too long.almost forget what labour law is....so sue me?

i mean according to their contract they cant trminate services of employees.....unless they signed for it.then ,,,,,,use my method.it werks in spore.

Your way is not the way the PAP govt is using, too bad. In Singapore, according to MOM the company can terminate the staff without stating any valid reason. That is the ruthless style of PAP.

Whatever, the LEE KUAN YEW, LEEHSIEN LOONG, AND ALL THE UNKIND ONES IN PAP are creating bad karma for themselves. Bu shi bu bao e shi shi chen wei dao!

Director Hitman SG

hmmm.....welll fight evil with evil.

ditzy SG

You'll be surprised most companies actually do that. I know one oil well drilling company that does. They give you a retrenchment notice, but absolutely no benefits.

Redwhite spore SG

Expected such ruthless treatment from Sitoh. One look at him tells he is not a kind soul, like any other PaP members he works for personal gain. Stupid voters in PP voted for him, congratulations!

But Sitoh offer them employment, same job same pay right? So how can u say he's unfair?

Also he has not increased the TC fees, right?

Anyway he does not owe Lina Chiam a cent to promise her anything. AFter all he's the winner and winner decides, that's democracy!

The underlying issue is : can Sitoh expect loyalty from these employers? So he must as well start afresh with a new team and a better team.

Ms Soh, the new GM is well known for her estate mgt skills, so PP residents is very lucky to get a PAP MP and a skilled TC GM

shanfan SG

You'll be surprised most companies actually do that. I know one oil well drilling company that does. They give you a retrenchment notice, but absolutely no benefits.

This happened to my friend and she informed MOM , following after that the company paid the staff retrenchment benefits.

In the case of termination, the company will pay one month's salary.

laurence82 SG

well vote for PAP, live with such nonsense

e ICE SG

he is takin his sweet revenge

shanfan SG

Have not even started to contribute, axe people already. He seriously suits to a T to be in the PAP team. Good luck to the voters who voted for him in PP.