Tag: Khan Osman Sulaiman

Surbana Sackings An Example Of Weak Unions In One-Party Rule

I read with sadness about the Surbana’s sacking of 54 workers. As an HR practitioner for 10 years, I’ve gone through many firing exercises.

Businesses will always place its profitability above everything else. That’s nature.

But what is not acceptable is that when it terminate employees under the guise of poor performance.

From news reports, we know that the terminated workers weren’t given the due process for the termination.

I believe this happens because our labour laws are inadequate such that a company as big as Surbana has the temerity to act in such a manner.

From this episode, I hope Singaporeans start to realise that a strong union with bite is necessary.

We need to start looking at matters that govern our lives and not allow politicians to dictate what is best for us.

To a certain extent, a weak Union is the result of a one party rule which is bad for any nation as opposed to what Mr Ong Ye Kung recently espouses.

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

January 25, 2017
Singaporeans Must Get Out Of Comfort Zone, Explore Dying Trades

Masonry work is a dying profession in Singapore. I’ve not come across any Singaporeans doing it. Many of the tilers I know are Malaysians and Chinese.

On good months, I paid my tiler 15-20k (that’s equivalent to a CEO’s salary of a medium size MNC). That’s just projects from my company. He does projects for other companies too.

For any given masonry work, it’s the main contractor that provides the tiles, cement and other materials for the tiler’s usage.

So basically the tiler has no other expenses except his tools of the trade and personal cost.

It’s a wonder why this lucrative paying job is not taken up by Singaporeans. I guess sitting in an air-conditioned office earning $2-3k per month beats having dust and grimes on the face and clothes.

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

December 28, 2016
Osman Sulaiman: Join Me, Achieve Our Dreams Together

I had a privileged childhood, but not many know I was once broke and penniless.

At the peak, home was a 3 storey penthouse in a condo during my secondary school days.

Things took a drastic change when my dad was declared a bankrupt during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis.

I served my national service in 1997 and at that time, my allowance from the state was a meagre $290 p/mth.

During the two years serving the nation, I depended on handouts from relatives and friends. There’s not even enough money for anything except basic necessities. I went into deficit every month.

After national service, I worked at my sister’s event company for 10 yrs. Finances were better until the business eventually fizzled out. Im back to square one. Destitute.

Searched high and low for a ‘proper’ office job. Its amazing that I couldnt land any with a diploma in hand. In the meantime, i tried all kinds of work to make ends meet.

It was while I’m working part-time as a security guard that I got to know there’s an opening for an admin assistant at the place where im working. Broken and broke, what have i got to lose? (yup, im prepared to start from the bottom rung at age 30).

I applied. Was told to wait for what seems like an eternity. I secured the job after 2 months of convincing them (I pestered the person in charge a few times to be given the opportunity)

Worked diligently although sometimes like a cow. Covered 2 roles frequently whenever someone would resign. After 3 yrs, i got promoted to supervisory level. Stayed on for another 2 yrs and moved for greener pastures. Lasted a total of 10 yrs in the corporate world with my last designation as a Payroll & HR Exec in an MNC.

Then the opportunity came to co-own a renovation company. Took some calculated risk and plonked my entire savings into the venture. The very first big risk I took.

After a year, I did what many people would consider foolish. I quit my cushy paying full time job and go for broke. And the rest is history.

Today, I’m calling out to people who want to live their dreams to join me. Not as an employee but rather as someone to partner me and grow the business together. You will be one of the shareholders and work in the company to build an empire.

People would naturally ask why would I want to share my business with others? To the cynics, it’s nothing unusual. I use unorthodox ways to expand my business and this is one of them.

If 10 years ago you are dreaming of making it big, and today, you are still stuck with the same old thing, then it’s time you do something different or the next 10 years will be a history lesson of your previous 10 years.

Create your own fate. Im luring you for the chance of a lifetime to have a better life with God’s grace insyallah. Fortune will favour the brave. Ive started the train. Hop on and take advantage of it. Now it’s over to you.

#Jgncakapabangtakpayung
#syukuralhamdulillah

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

December 10, 2016
Osman Sulaiman: Be Smart, Work Smart, Join Me

This is Mubin Ithnin. He is my Sales & Project Manager. He is just 25 yrs old.

He is new to the industry. I’ve always given young people without experience the opportunity to gain new skills and gain more knowledge.

As a job seeker myself before going into business, I was once inexperience and was certainly hopeful someone would hire me and give me the opportunity I needed.

I believe it’s the opportunity that is the missing ingredient between successful people and the opposite. Given the opportunity, anyone can succeed with the right attitude.

Today, Mubin has earned himself a handsome salary. This has come not without sweat.

Mubin is a reserved and soft spoken guy. I’m impressed at how well he has performed so far. It debunks the notion that paper qualification is necessary to earn a good income.

Behind the scenes, he works diligently and is disciplined enough to put in effort towards realising his goals. Today he reaped what he sowed. There’s no substitute to hard work.

Congrats Mubin!

If you have what it takes (determination and discipline), join me. I dont promise you the 5 figure income like those of MLM companies.

What you can be assured of is a decent salary that is enough to make ur peers envy and to put dough on the table and occasionally the well deserved holidays. ?

Dont take my word for it. Experience it yourself. Say sayonara to mundane 9-5 energy sapping working hours. You are better off working smart and enjoying more time with your loved ones. Mwaaaaah!

PS: Do I look younger than him?

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

September 21, 2016
Osman Sulaiman: PAP Must Stop Using Malay Community As Political Pawn, Cease Affirmative Actions

If the PAP thinks that a Malay president is important periodically, and has always been confident of its party’s credibility and branding, then it should support a Malay candidate to contest in the coming presidential election as how it supported Tony Tan in the last election.

Often times, the ones who made the Malays feel that they are of sub-par quality is the PAP itself. Creating GRCs and justifying it that without GRCs, a Malay candidate cannot stand on its own worthiness.

GRCs were introduced in 1988. It was the last election that a Malay candidate stands in an SMC under the PAP banner. Mr Abdullah Tarmugi contested in Siglap SMC and garnered 73.7% of the popular votes. One of the highest achievers among the slates of candidates being fielded by PAP. It definitely showed no signs that a non-Chinese candidate cannot stand on its own merits.

After the 1988 general election, no other PAP Malay candidates contested in an SMC. Between then and now, the PAP continues with its narrative that a Malay candidate cannot win an election in a Chinese majority electorate.

I remembered when Masagos was promoted to a ministerial position, the PAP highlighted that the promotion reflected the progress of the Malays. It simply meant that the promotion was given on account that the community now deserves to have a minister while previously it didn’t as we are considered second best as compared to the non-Malays.

Today, the PAP again uses the Malay community as a pawn for its political agenda. Knowing how close the results of the last presidential election between its endorsed candidate and the independent candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock (TCB), the PAP is playing the racial cards again by tugging at the heart strings of the Malay community.

It seems that it now wants a Malay figurehead to counter the possibility of Dr TCB winning the presidential election. And rules have to be tweaked to accommodate this.

I will be elated if ever we were to have a Malay president again after Yusof Ishak. But there will be no honour in winning a contest when the favours are heavily tilted for a certain individual/race to win it. And when indeed a Malay president is elected under those conditions, then it will further affirm the unfounded theory that the Malay community cannot stand on its own calibre.

I would rather we secure the presidential role fair and square. The PAP will need to walk the talk rather than just paying lip service. If it values the contribution of the Malay community and treats everyone as equal, show it by supporting a Malay candidate without tinkering with the system. The Malay community doesn’t need charity of this kind.

The principle that all citizens are equal, regardless of race or religion, means we have to do away with affirmative actions.

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

August 25, 2016