Wage Warriors

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

With more trainings and qualifications, workers can have increase wage and career progression.

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

don\'t know the details, but know it exists

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

Yes

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Television advertisements

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Not a lot. Just something along the line about how the minimum wage of workers will increase along with their skills.

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Television advertisements

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Enough

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Television advertisements

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Applicable to certain industries, step-up model based on time in job

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

Yes

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Others

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Sector specific, implemented over couple of years

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Newspaper advertisements

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

It’s getting more popular

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Aims to help the lower income workers have progressive increase in wages.

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

Yes

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Nothing at all honestly.

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Others

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Close to nothing

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Not much, but as low wage workers upskill, they are supposed to then earn more, such that this maps out a career pathway for them with increasing wages and gradual upskilling i think?

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

increasing workers wages

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Television advertisements

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Something about Low skilled workers having slightly lower pay at first, but after gaining more experience or improvement of skills(?), their pay will rise eventually

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Nothing

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

i know that it is supposed to give people higher income??

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Only a few groups of workers are covered within the PWM.

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

Yes

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Not much. Skillsfuture?

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

Yes

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Newspaper advertisements

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

Workers in certain sectors such as cleaning and security are eligible for a pre-determined salary starting from 1 July 2020 with stipulated annual increase.

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

Yes

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

WhatsApp/Telegram broadcasts

In response to "What do you currently know about the Progressive Wage Model?"

It has been one of the key strategies the govt is using in line with SkillsFuture

In response to "Do you know how the Progressive Wage Model applies to you?"

No

In response to "To aid in our outreach to lower-wage workers, which platform do you believe is most effective for publicising our project?"

Newspaper advertisements

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Can have more sharing in the workplace on how workers can use the channels to improve themselves and also enjoy higher wages and also better quality of life.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

have the website in multiple language. most of these people don\'t know how to read english

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Few questions regarding the project: First, how do you ensure that the information provided is tailored specifically to the individual? There are so many different sectors and position out there so it might be possible that the sector or position an individual holds is not included inside. Instead, the individual might select the closest sector/position and the information provided may not be accurate. Second, is there a moderator / helpline for this platform? Will there be someone to guide individuals to select the right option?

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I think this is a very worthy cause and your project is off to a good start! Some of my suggestions have already been made below (i.e. in more languages) so i\'ll stick to newer ones. 1) Audience demographic: there are two ways to raise awareness about the PWM - either a) through the lower-wage workers themselves, or b) their children/younger relatives who are more tech savvy. (b) might work better for your prototype since it\'s more tech dependent. If you would like to reach out to workers themselves, maybe need a different form of content, such as videos or infographics that can be shared through WhatsApp. 2) Ask me column/video: PWM, while commendable, is a complicated scheme and some companies may attempt to find loopholes to avoid raising the workers\' salaries. One example is putting them on short-term contracts that renews yearly, so they are not considered permanent workers and thus not entitled to higher wages. Some workers may not know what their rights are under PWM, it would be great to have a column to simplify such common pitfalls and risks so workers are more aware of their rights. 3) If your bandwidth allows, can also consider a section for employers so they know how to better support their workers, including encouraging them to go on course timely, and also understand what are the available support schemes for them (e.g. Jobs Growth Incentive provides more support when hiring older workers, person with disability, or ex-offenders; Senior Employment Credit; CPF Transition Offset; Enabling Employment Credit)

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

This is a helpful initiative and proposal and will benefit such workers if they are aware of it and use it. It would be a useful resource to deploy in CCs. Team may wish to consider incorporating resolution channels should a user determine that they are not being remunerated fairly based on the PWM requirements.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Interesting website, would you like to complement it with a telegram chatbot option?

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

More content and market outreach for the tech savvy new gen like tiktoks

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Work with social service agencies who are helping low income workers to publicise your platform. Jiayou guys.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

The prototype looks really clear and simple. I would suggest that you guys can also make this prototype in different languages that could cater to a wider audience. Besides social media, what other mediums do you wanna use to advocate for wage rights? It is a complicated topic and might include a lot of posh words. So make sure to use laymen terms to get the message across the majority.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

You can also use your market research statistics to approach employers. Wage level is a complex economic issue

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Prototype looks clear and simple which is great. Remember to include links/hotlines etc which they can go to for more personalised help. Im not sure how relevant as well, but would be good to include definitions, and what should or should not be included in the minimum salary stated (E.g., are allowances included in that minimum sum; cpf)

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I was thinking about tiktok as a good medium to help outreach to the workers

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Im not really sure but maybe if u wanna find an effective platform to publicise the project to lower wage workers find a way ask them instead/gather stats on them if possible?

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

I believe the solution proposed targets the problem statement quite well. However, the implementation may require further clarification to gauge the effectiveness of the solution.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Better check with their skillset instead of just interest of the lower-wage workers. Allow them to attend courses to upskill themselves.Work with organisations such as skillsfuture / NTUC to better incorporate them into workforce

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Identify grassroots groups that are often segregated by nationalities and occupations, next find out who are the \'unofficial\' leaders of these groups and secure their buy-in. Give them some sort of incentive and use them as \'broadcast channels.\' For the prototype, also ensure that these are available in multiple languages since English might not be their first language. Also, for each of the sectors, see if the workers are required to take a test or certification of sorts? That test centre might be a good way to seed the communication channels.

In response to "How Can We Improve?"

Link in to relevant specific sites in the skillsfuture portal in line with government initiatives, can partner up with Jobsbank companies as well in the search for vacancies and training funding, suggest NTUC UTAP as an additional source for those who have membership.