Well, the govt thinks that they can get away with paying people
a pittance and yet expecting high-quality professionalism and
what-not under bad working conditions. 
Let's see how long
they can get away with it.
The sad thing is, even the foreigners who used to come here in
droves, are now either giving us a wide berth, or, coming here as a
stepping stone to 'better' countries.
Wages aren't the only thing that ridiculous, but it is one huge
thing cuz wages affect your morale, your standard of living, etc.
Imagine, a plane flight away to Aussieland and I get more than
double my current income! And despite the higher taxation levels
there, I'll still make considerably more and be able to afford a
much better standard of living, than if I were to remain
here.
I remember in Social Geography in Sec 1 or 2, we studied the
Push-Pull Migratory Factors. Here, we have a perfect example of a
huge Push and even larger Pull factor at work! 
Alarm bells should be sounding when even the very senior staff are
uprooting their families to work elsewhere.
