Basically, there are 3 groups of local workers here,
1. the younger workers who are mostly PMEs
2. the middle age workers, a mix of PMEs and lower wage
workers
3. the older workers, mostly from the 70s and
80s generation, not very well literated and their mind are
mostly set, not flexible.
1. Young workers today are mostly tertiary graduates from Poly
or U, or at lease some former specialise training and
certification, this group, being young, is current head hunted
vigorously at the present tight market condition. No problem for
them.
2. The middle age workers are in two parts, one being matured
and were successful in their career leading to them climbing up the
corporate ladders all the way up to CEOs, MDs or GMs, for them, you
dun hv to worry, most had already attained their 5 or 6 Cs. The
worrying part are those who, after years of working but are
still trolling along the lower wage precinct, the govt
encouraged them to upgrade, re-skill, re-eduacate, or pick up
another skill as buffer to their current jobs. And all
these courses are almost free for those 40s and above, from IT to
Bartender to tour guide etc etc..for them, there is no way out, as
employers preferred new and young blood like me, these group
of aunties and uncles must upgrade themselves, contribute their
experiences and know how to the organisation they work in, and
to do that, they must know how the new way of working, things
like IT and processes are different in comparing to 90s and 80s
kind of working style.
As for those 50s or 55 and above, we also hv to take care of
them, cos these group are growing bigger and bigger by the years,
if nothing is done to help them, it will be a big
problem, govt sectors should redesign jobs and pay structure
to cater to these group, and govt should urge private
sectors to redesign jobs for oldies who are still able to work
with lots of experiences. However, these group of peoples hv mental
problems, most are stubborn, high medical cost/leaves and
reluctant to accept changes, so it will be an uphill task for
the both the govt and the private sector to realign their
organisation to cater for these group of peoples, as the saying
goes, old is no fun, nobody likes to grow old and certainly,
nobody would like to employ a old worker, but as our
society ages with longer living, we must provide the relevant
income for oldies, re-skill and re educating them who
never attract them, the other way is to change jobs for
them if they are working in labour intensive industrial, to a lower
mental and physical stress industrial.