Singapore PM's salary stuns White House official

last SG · 2007-04-11T13:08:54+00:00

Wha lau, cham laio, Woei!!! u all against my Uncle on person not fair hor, bully the weaks and mental ones are cowards.

shntiew SG

ai…. so sad…...........................................

SeeHearSpeak SG

1. If the PAP wants to use Private Sector pay as a yardstick, then it cannot be just based on one KPI (Key Performance Indicator) of GDP Growth. As the PAP claims that the main driver for ministerial pay hikes is the attrition rate in the elite Admin Service, then shouldn't "Succession Planning" be included as one more KPI in addition to the other valid ones suggested in Parliament during the recent debate??? Mr. Green

2. It was reported in the press that "the elite Admin Service has lost entire cohorts of young capable officers to the private sector". This is DESPITE the fact that salaries of AOs at SR9 (the first Superscale grade) are currently at $372k per year pegged to the top earners aged 32 in the private sector (ie, 103% of the benchmark of $361k). Hence, this group would NOT be getting any pay adjustment for this round. This clearly proves that the disastrous brain drain is happening even though the Gahmen is paying ABOVE the benchmark. Evil or Very Mad Our ministers and senior civil servants have failed miserably in grooming/retaining their successors but are getting rewarded with bonuses and salary increments???

3. Serious suggestion: After the first 10% attrition per annum for this category of next-generation-leaders (from SR9 to below-Superscale D), for every 10% resignation thereafter of the junior and middle ranks in this elite Admin Service during the year of evaluation, the ministerial and senior civil servants' salary and bonus be cut by 1%.

4. Another factor - Post-retirement benefits: We must NOT forget that in the private sector, once you lose your job (whether by retirement, retrenchment or restructure), that's it. In the govt service for these Top Brass - there's a pension scheme of sorts (replete with almost free medical care) that goes on until death for those who retire after the official retirement age. An "imputed" cost of benefit should be added to the remuneration package if the PAP wants to peg Public Service Pay Scale to the Private Sector. Embarassed Fair enough???

elindra SG

Maybe you guys should read what the stompers are saying about the salary increase Laughing

pearlie27 SG

No, you're talking about a friend and his pack of dogs!

mancha SG

It alright for GWB and gang to be amazed.
But its non of their frigging business.
And they better not get any ideas for regime change just because Singapore has WMD. Wealth Management Disease.

greengoblin SG

Redirected here

greengoblin SG

As requested since this deals with the foreign aspect. Let all foreign aspect of pay be dealt with here.

LazerLordz SG

Are they parroting us? Laughing

(thanks Greengoblin, for re-opening the thread)

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Ah.. the usual PAP tactic of discrediting opponents by calling them cowards....

Not to mention it's a logical fallacy to boot. Ad Hominen.

Go and read some logic.

LazerLordz SG

Laughing

MamaRos SG

My main concern is how the MPs' pay hike is linked to zero corruption.

Pay them more to wipe out corruption or is it pay them more so they will never succumb to corruption?

This is dangerous to our government because other countries' PMS/Heads of States might think Singapore is insulting their lower pay as being their being opened to corruption.... even if it is true, no one in the government will like being assumed as corrupted.

NuLife SG

If US were to follow Singapore, using top private sector top earners as benchmark,
the US President and VP will probably get over USD100M a year!!!

U can imagine the public backlash.

Hahaa
Rolling Eyes

I think we are now becoming a worldwide political joke!!

spinsugar SG

Originally posted by googoomuck:
Now that the whole world knows about Singapores ministers pay, I feel embarrassed when I go overseas to Batam, KL, Bangkok or Siem Reap( cant travel far because of financial constraints.)
Maybe Im too sensitive but I feel that the people will look and laugh at me and whisper among themselves,  heres the sucker from Singapore.

LOL... and they wonder why so many Singaporeans lack national pride. Rolling Eyes ah-hyuck

Anyway they say it as if our Ministers are top talent who're always in danger of being poached by big companies... now, name me a minister has ever been successfully poached by a big company? (not GLC)

AndrewPKYap SG

Neutral

carrotsoup SG

Yar, got. At their age, the biggest in Singapore is NTUC Comfort Cab.

LazerLordz SG

It's frankly a huge joke.

charlize SG

Hey, as employees of an MNC, you are required to work hard to justify your salary you know. Laughing

(human) SG

We can forgive people in private sector to be self serving. But can any one of you tolerate people in minister’s position to be self serving?

ceecookie SG

The pay hike might have came from corruption who knows? Laughing

rane SG

Laughing Embarassed Twisted Evil Evil or Very Mad Mr. Green agree!!

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