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The Fair Consideration Framework is Fair

The Fair Consideration Framework was established in August 2014 with the primary objective of giving Singaporeans fair consideration for jobs and to help reduce discriminatory HR practices that favour foreigners. Recently there was a discussion on  e27  related to Singapore's  Fair Consideration Framework  and it seems that there are some common misconceptions about it which I would like to help clarify. As a Singapore Permanent Resident, I need to declare my bias on this issue. In my opinion, any policy that helps to reduce discriminatory HR practices is a good thing. Now you could argue that this policy is discriminatory but I personally don't think it's unreasonable for the Singapore Government to put the interests of their citizens before foreigners and you'd be hard-pressed to find a Government who does not do the same. Australia just announced in their latest budget that employers will have to pay a levy of up to AUD $5,000 for each foreign worker they em