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By Isabel Teotonio Education Reporter Fri., March 29, 2019 The controversial Ford government appointee put in charge of overhauling the agency responsible for Ontario’s student standardized testing, says he is worth his $140,000 salary. In his first in-depth interview since being named to the post, Cameron Montgomery defended his credentials, saying his 25 years working in education, a PhD in educational psychology, and experience as a researcher, make him “a very good fit” to chair the board of directors at the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). He said the full-time job — it was previously a part-time position for which his predecessor earned less than $4,000 — comes at a time when EQAO is working towards modernizing its tests, and the agency prepares to take on a stronger and broader role. “My full-time position comes within the framework of a new vision,” said Montgomery, whose past … [Read more...] about New head of EQAO defends his appointment in wake of salary controversy
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‘We have never taken a full salary as young hawkers’
SINGAPORE: In March, Chinatown Complex food centre will undergo renovations and will shut for three months. Alex Ho and Gay Yu Ting who jointly own a stall there are taking that as the cue to close for good.Mr Ho, 28, and Ms Gay, 32, are behind Sutachi, which offers Japanese-Italian fusion food more commonly found in cafes.Ingredients in their dishes include foie gras, wagyu beef, squid ink and salmon mentaiko, uncommon in hawker fare.“We wanted to provide the opportunity for people to try new foods in an affordable setting,” said Ms Gay. An order of their rice bowl comes with a side of soup, and costs between S$5 and S$7.50. The most expensive item on the menu is a foie gras dish with slices of beef at S$19.50.The stall opened in December 2017 and was featured on food blogs and review sites for their affordable take on gourmet fusion food. But that did not necessarily translate into consistent profits.“When we opened, the first … [Read more...] about ‘We have never taken a full salary as young hawkers’
Apple’s Tim Cook got big pay bump in 2018: Filing
WASHINGTON: Apple gave its chief executive Tim Cook a hefty 22 per cent pay raise in 2018, bringing his total compensation for the year to almost US$15.7 million according to a filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.The figure comprised a base salary of US$3 million, a US$12 million bonus and US$680,000 in what it called "other compensation" that includes private air travel and security expenses.Apple's compensation committee cited the company's strong sales performance over the year in justifying the bonus."For 2018 ... we achieved net sales of US$265.6 billion and operating income of US$70.9 billion, each representing a year-over-year increase of 16 per cent, and exceeding the 2018 maximum annual cash incentive program goals for both of those performance measures," the document said."The Compensation Committee determined that no downward adjustments to the payouts would be made based on Apple's 2018 performance and the individual contributions of our named … [Read more...] about Apple’s Tim Cook got big pay bump in 2018: Filing
Reconsider locals-only ruling on cooks, say restaurateurs
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to reconsider its proposal to enforce a local-only ruling for cooks at restaurants. Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas) president Muthusamy Thirument said the move should be done in stages, given the cost and time to train locals to maintain the same cooking standards for their customers. He noted that Human Resource Minister M. Kulasegaran had agreed to discuss the matter further with the ministry's policy division officers after a meeting with nine other business operators on Thursday. "This shows that he is willing to hear us. We are only interested in finding a solution," he said in a news conference held at Primas' headquarters, here today. He said the meeting held recently was to submit a memorandum and discuss the shortage of workers in the restaurant sector, together with other stakeholders as well. "He had agreed to have a roundtable discussion at the ministry with the relevant officers and those from the industry … [Read more...] about Reconsider locals-only ruling on cooks, say restaurateurs
Raising 7 children on under S$3,000 a month in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Eight-year-old Raphael Heng found himself asking all his classmates: How many siblings did they have? That's how he figured out how unusual his family was - in the entire class, his was the biggest by far.The middle child of seven children, and the only boy, he said: “I have more sisters than friends. (My classmates) say it’s very unfair because I have more siblings than them.”Certainly, there's never a dull moment in the Heng household, where simply keeping track of everyone is a miniature feat. To the extent that the family almost left home once without Raphael, when they were setting off for an outing to the swimming pool.Harder to manage than the logistics of going out, however, are the family’s expenses. So when Raphael wants his favourite snack at the supermarket, mum Esther Heng, 40, often has to tell him to wait until another time.“Which one is more worth it?” she asked him, pointing to his snack and a loaf … [Read more...] about Raising 7 children on under S$3,000 a month in Singapore