RE-EMPLOYED PROFESSIONALS, MANAGERS, EXECUTIVES AND TECHNICIANS

RE-EMPLOYED PROFESSIONALS, MANAGERS, EXECUTIVES AND TECHNICIANS

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(Statistics on income): **

41.

Mr Siew Kum Hong asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry has begun to collect statistics on the income of re-employed Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians compared to their previous income; (b) if it has not, whether the Ministry intends to do so and when; and (c) if the Ministry does not intend to do so, what is the reason for it, given that CPF records were used for the Ministry's recent paper "Retrenchment and Re-employment 2006" and can be used to derive this data for most income-earners.

Dr Ng Eng Hen: MOM regularly publishes labour statistics in compliance with international standards. For example, in our quarterly and annual reports, we provide data on employment, unemployment, wages, retrenchment and job vacancies, etc. This information is reliable as it applies to groups and for that point of time when the information is collected.

However, the type of information requested by the member requires data for specific and the same individuals to be collected over a period of time. As these longitudinal studies require more time, effort and resources, MOM does not conduct these studies routinely but periodically, when more detailed data is needed for policy considerations. Examples of such studies include the "Retrenchment and Re-employment 2006" cited by the member which looks at all retrenched workers. MOM will consider the member's suggestion for a study on PMETs.