I was alone in the office today. Florence is outstation. Outside, it is peacefully quiet. Everybody is at their computers including Yazid who is surfing his iMesh. From time to time I could hear the sound of coughing and sneezing from next door. It was RW at Yan Lee’s desk checking her mails. As for Yan Lee, she is on two weeks retirement leave.
She has touched fifty-five. When she comes back to work she will be on a new contract with yearly renewal. Her terms of employment will be different from the one she previously enjoyed.
Though she will retain her last drawn pay, she will not be entitled for the 13th month salary. Contributions to her employee provident fund will be scrapped. Before she has enjoyed 21 days leave and to reduce it to 14 days per annum needs getting accustom to since she uses her leave to bake pineapple tarts for sales to friends during Christmas and the Chinese New Year festive seasons. If a public holiday falls on a Saturday, no replacement leave will be given. Only medical and hospital benefits remain unchanged.
By the time you reach your retirement age, you have no bargaining power. No matter how indispensable, devoted and loyal you are to the company, you can’t argue or reason with the management about the new terms of employment. Either you select to stay or you decide to leave.
She has touched fifty-five. When she comes back to work she will be on a new contract with yearly renewal. Her terms of employment will be different from the one she previously enjoyed.
Though she will retain her last drawn pay, she will not be entitled for the 13th month salary. Contributions to her employee provident fund will be scrapped. Before she has enjoyed 21 days leave and to reduce it to 14 days per annum needs getting accustom to since she uses her leave to bake pineapple tarts for sales to friends during Christmas and the Chinese New Year festive seasons. If a public holiday falls on a Saturday, no replacement leave will be given. Only medical and hospital benefits remain unchanged.
By the time you reach your retirement age, you have no bargaining power. No matter how indispensable, devoted and loyal you are to the company, you can’t argue or reason with the management about the new terms of employment. Either you select to stay or you decide to leave.
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