8 Months Bonus for Northwest CDC Staffers?

pearlie27 SG

Do you all know of this:

PA did not deny northwest CDC staff bonus rumors
According to rumors circulating on the internet lately, two staff of Northwest CDC received 8 months of bonuses last year which also includes the 13th month bonus.

The rumor was started by a forumer who posted it on the CNA forum. It was subsequently picked up by a blogger who wrote to Northwest CDC Mayor Dr Teo Ho Pin to seek for clarifications.

Our radio station had tried to contact Dr Teo too, but was unable to do so as he is currently overseas. Northwest CDC refused to comment on our queries and referred us to the People’s Association (PA) which is the overall in charge of the 5 CDCs in Singapore.

In the interview, PA did not verify or refute the rumors. Its official stance is: the wages of CDC’s staff are set within the guidelines of the National Wage Council. This means that the wages are fixed using multiple flexible components depending on the worker’s performance and economic background.

charlize SG

So CDCs are now regarded as profit centres?

Fantagf SG

Could it be the bonus is from the huge leftover of the community fund not used last year?

Anyway, at this point it is sinful to pay such fat bonus. So insensitive to the feelings of others.

zichuan SG

ooo finally i see a point liao

pearlie27 SG

Could it be the bonus is from the huge leftover of the community fund not used last year?

Anyway, at this point it is sinful to pay such fat bonus. So insensitive to the feelings of others.

Huge leftover of fund doesn't mean that the staff can take it as bonuses for themselves. If that is the case they wouldn't have any incentive to plan any courses or program to help the people. Maybe i think i should apply for a job there.

Fantagf SG

That is under PA right? If it is under PA, the staff is given fixed travel allowance and if used up what is given there is no claim for it. For those staff doing events are to work very late like past 11 pm. Turnover rate for this sort of position is very high.

Whatever, PA being a non profit organisation paying so high bonus at this worst economic downturn is questionable.

Medicated Oil SG

Go and ask your bros and sis working in Gone In Credit-crunch and TaMeSak about the bonus that they give out.

Then, u come here and complain.

skythewood SG

government job where got so much bonus one... is that a government job?

Fantagf SG

government job where got so much bonus one... is that a government job?

govt related, PA is under govt.

airgrinder SG

Only a rumour, but even if it's true what is wrong with receiving a big bonus? It's not like the receivers are responsible for losing billions of our dollars.

Say a old newspaper collector worked his ass off everyday last year. The boss thinks he is a hardworking responsible man and decide to give him more money. Anything wrong with that? Just because all the man's neighbours and relatives and friends are losing jobs makes it wrong for him wrong to receive the bonus?

And why is it insensitive? It's not like the receiver of the bonus go around laughing at people who got retrenched. In fact, whoever started circulating this information most likely obtained it by questionable means. He/She is the one that is disclosing other people's private and confidential information.

Junyang700 SG

Urmz... Last year economy not bad. I am sure you receive your fair share of bonuses too. But you receive it last december and have finished spending them all.

Anyway, those people working in the CDC are also salaried workers. They work for a living, not for politics. They are not volunteers also.

Medicated Oil SG

The CDC is a civil service, not a profit generating organisation.

The bonus should be fixed at 3 months, not 8 months.

The tax payer money should be well spend and not for wrong reasons.

joshuax SG

Firstly, it's a rumour. So lets not be quick to judge here.

Even if it's true, there is nothing wrong at all. They are working in their jobs for a living.

It is unrealistic to say that bonuses should be fixed at a certain number of months in the civil service.

wisefool83 SG

I'm actually quite curious why only these two staffs got 8 months of bonus (assuming the rumour is true). What did they do, or did not do, to deserve more bonus than the rest of their colleagues?

sunnytv SG

If it is true, not surprised, must be from their relatives that get it first. So special treatments for these 2 staffs oni. Or their carry ball skills r first class lor. Hahaha

likedatosocan SG

Do you all know of this:

The rumor was started by a forumer who posted it on the CNA forum. It was subsequently picked up by a blogger who wrote to Northwest CDC Mayor Dr Teo Ho Pin to seek for clarifications.

even if true, what can we do? hey, 40 years liao.

lotus999 SG

weren't you lesser mortals told time and again not to begrudge others of their big fat pay/bonuses?

AnotherSgporean SG

lotus999 is quite right there. Ppl have worked hard and i guess it's fair the mgmt pays them. I'm pretty sure this topic will not be surfaced if it is not a civil service case. =)

charlize SG

lotus999 is quite right there. Ppl have worked hard and i guess it's fair the mgmt pays them. I'm pretty sure this topic will not be surfaced if it is not a civil service case. =)

He was being sarcastic.

maxtor SG

He was being sarcastic.

imho, so was he...

lotus999 is quite right there. Ppl have worked hard and i guess it's fair the mgmt pays them. I'm pretty sure this topic will not be surfaced if it is not a civil service case. =)