I think to be fair to people, it is not that Singaporeans are not
fighting for a job, it is the paid wise issue. As an employer, i
definitely would like to lower my wage cost, and if a foreigner and
Singaporean come for an interview for a particular with the
same qualification and working experiences but when come to resume
expectation, the foreigner put $1000 and the Singaporean put
it $3000, who do you think i will employ.
As i would had love to employ the local, my fellow singaporeans,
they are know to be the best worker under BERI survey, better
quality, more productive and good leadership. But if I would to ask
him to lower his expectation to $1500, he will just walk out.
So Your Brutal Truth must also carry some substance in it, we
have to look at various issues before we really can pinpoint why
our local labour competitive edge is losing ground. First, they
demand higher remuneration, because of high cost of living, second,
they are more older than foreigner and third, they are more
arguemental than a foreigner, which usually displease their
superiors.
Simply put, the real issue lies with opening our floodgates too
wide.
If USA opened their doors 110% to the Chinese,and allow every
Chinese from every province and city to enter their country, this
immediately puts a downward pressure on every American's
salary.
Have you seen the govt doing that?
That's why I said that, if I were to take away that choice for
you (by not allowing you to choose a foreigner), doesn't that make
life easier for you?
As I said, in every system, foreigners should be welcomed. They
should either be those that performs jobs that the locals do not
want to do, or at the very top where there is a gap in talent.
Other than that, locals should be hired first and foremost.
In Singapore, it doesn't happen...
