Tag: salary
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Commentary: Ministers can be paid more, but link their salary to performance
Linking pay to performance will become more important if the current difficulty with getting top people in the private and public sector continues, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.
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Government to study quality of life indicators, wary of KPIs that ‘drive the wrong behaviour’: Chan Chun Sing
Mr Chan also responded to MP suggestions during the debate on political salaries, such as providing clearer targets to ascertain the effectiveness of political leadership.
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Political salary debate: PAP MPs, NMPs weigh in on pay structure, relay residents’ concerns
Nominated MPs suggested lowering the fixed component of a minister’s salary and proposed longer-term goals for ministerial bonuses.
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PAP government does not believe in using higher pay to entice candidates into politics: PM Wong
“No one should enter politics for the money,” says Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in the parliamentary debate about political salaries.
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Tan See Leng says he would never have entered politics if money had been primary consideration
During the debate on political salaries, Dr Tan says he sometimes wishes he could have had a longer runway and been better equipped for public office.
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Changes to Singapore’s political salary framework to be debated in parliament
The changes include a one-off pay increase of up to 9 per cent for political office holders and wider salary ranges for ministers.
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Snap Insight: Political salaries review timely, but will it be enough to attract next generation of leaders?
There is also a cost to not attracting the talent needed to steer Singapore in more complicated times, says former Nominated Member of Parliament Nicholas Fang.
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Ministerial salaries to increase by up to 9% to S$1.2m, lower than review committee’s recommendation
The new salaries will take effect from Oct 15 this year.
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PM Wong, Chan Chun Sing to address political salaries review in parliament
Singapore last adjusted the salaries of political office holders and parliamentarians in 2011.
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CNA Explains: How Singapore reviews and benchmarks political salaries
The salaries of Singapore’s political office holders and parliamentarians have remained unchanged since 2011.
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