If its in a mature industry and Singaporeans want those jobs and
don't get it, there is a serious problem. Else i don't see anything
wrong with having FTs.
First you have to prove what is a real Talent.
what is a talent? is just being an accountant a Talent?
or how about simply calling most of them workers?
If they are Allowed to come in and take a job, what is there to
stop them?
While I do not blame them, I think this issue is not so simple.
We have to be more transparent how many are coming in.
To illustrate, an hypothetical example:
type of job : accountant.
number of vacant jobs for accountant : 100.
number of qualified local accountants seeking jobs: 70.
so in this case
does it mean the pore has 70 talents? --> think
about my question of what is a real talent again. just someone with
the cert of accountant? have some years of
experience?
How much is
known about our so many contract FTs who come in an out so many in
a short period of time. How do the hiring people know that at the
time of hiring, that is a real Talent? come on , our
locals having the same qualification have their jobs
at stake. based on salary, how can the company know they have
hired a cheaper but more talented, same qualification
talent? I challenge anyone to prove to me they
know what they talking about when they conveniently use the
word 'talent'. people's jobs and ricebowls are at stake!
if the number of foreign accountants that firms
are allowed to hire is 100, who can ensure that the 70
qualified accountants will not lose out?
what happened
to the jobs of our local accountant talents? they too are talents,
based on the convenient definition, right?
Firms, they come from private sector too.
Firms, they can usually be MNCs too.
If left to them to hire, anything they like goes.
In large companies i been to, for departments of the same
skillsets, a great strong majority of them are FTs. Why ?
accounting skill = talent?
commonly, cost is the prime consideration when qualifications
are the same for local and foreign candidates. unfortunately for locals, their cost
of living is very high and getting higher. they have no choice. On
top of that, there is the compulsory CPF. and do
you favor the mnc's or help the locals? is it business or
national's welfare? why 1000 locals drop their pink ic each year,
as reported? in times of crisis, who will be there to sacrifice :
locals or ft?
the above is the kind of transparency we need to demand.
the above is what we need to focus on.
