The National Wages Council has recommended pay increases of 6 to 8 per cent for lower-wage workers, even as growth remains uneven across industries. Daniel Martin spoke to Associate Professor Ong Ee Cheng from the Department of Economics at NUS about whether businesses can afford these increases, and what the recommendations could mean for workers and employers.

The National Wages Council has recommended pay increases of 6 to 8 per cent for lower-wage workers, even as growth remains uneven across industries. Daniel Martin spoke to Associate Professor Ong Ee Cheng from the Department of Economics at NUS about whether businesses can afford these increases, and what the recommendations could mean for workers and employers.

The best interviews from CNA938 on Singapore news, current affairs, health, entertainment and money.

The best interviews from CNA938 on Singapore news, current affairs, health, entertainment and money.

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The best interviews from CNA938 on Singapore news, business updates, entertainment and food.

The best interviews from CNA938 on Singapore news, business updates, entertainment and food.

#TalkBack: NWC has urged wage increases, but can companies follow suit given uneven economic growth?

Simbian Chua made headlines when her bak-kwa shop was engulfed in flames just before Chinese New Year. But with grit and hustle, the founder of Century Bakkwa managed to fulfil all her orders. Simbian, who has run several businesses since dropping out of polytechnic, shares with trademark candour how her entrepreneurial grit has been fuelled by a desire to prove her naysayers wrong, why despite her success without tertiary education, she'd still tell her younger self to stay in school, and more.

Simbian Chua made headlines when her bak-kwa shop was engulfed in flames just before Chinese New Year. But with grit and hustle, the founder of Century Bakkwa managed to fulfil all her orders. Simbian, who has run several businesses since dropping out of polytechnic, shares with trademark candour how her entrepreneurial grit has been fuelled by a desire to prove her naysayers wrong, why despite her success without tertiary education, she'd still tell her younger self to stay in school, and more.

#TalkBack: NWC has urged wage increases, but can companies follow suit given uneven economic growth?

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