Stop hiring on the cheap
An office cleaner quit last month after she had enough of pay cuts, longer working hours and loss of benefits in four of the five times a new cleaning firm took over the contract.
Goh Chin Lian
Sun, Nov 08, 2009
The Straits Times
An office cleaner quit last month after she had enough of pay cuts, longer working hours and loss of benefits in four of the five times a new cleaning firm took over the contract.
The 58-year-old's monthly pay did increase over her more than 10 years of service - but only from $370 to $400.
Her sorry state, mentioned by labour chief Lim Swee Say at a seminar last Thursday, is common among cleaners, security guards and other low-wage workers.
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