Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon

MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs

Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon

STAFF at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) headquarters in Kim Seng Road can expect designer chairs at their workplace soon. The ministry is buying 472 Herman Miller chairs (photo), each priced at $575, for general office use for its staff. The chairs, which are not delivered yet, will cost $271,400 in total. Herman Miller, an American manufacturer of office furniture and equipment, is famous for producing furniture in the modernist style. An MOM spokesman confirmed in a statement yesterday that it has awarded a tender for the supply and delivery of the ergonomically designed chairs. The chair model is called Celle, known for its cellular suspension system which supports the back and lumbar region. The tender was awarded to local furniture supplier Xtra Office. In evaluating the tenders submitted, the MOM spokesman said, various factors were considered, such as the ergonomic ...

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Jason Ling

29 Mar '11, 4am
Actually I wished more of the private sector (like where I work) would follow their lead...
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John Liau Chuan En

29 Mar '11, 1am
What a waste of money. Come on I would buy a $1000 chair that can last 16 years and actually save $150. Don't they know how to save money for the state?
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@chintiong69

25 Mar '11, 5am
They just anyhow spent taxpayer money to buy expensive chairs.
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@TaySelena » 20 Apr '11, 10am
MOM is wasting money here: [link] #sgelection #sgelections #sge2011 #ge2011
@gabriel_boi » 01 Apr '11, 12pm
MOM staff to get 472 ergonomic chairs costing $575 each [link]
@nehpyh » 01 Apr '11, 3am
I like Herman Millier, especially the lamPar support! ;P MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @cmswire #fb
@freetrooper » 28 Mar '11, 4pm
I think it's good for any organization to provide good chairs to their staff. Don't agree with the whining over this: [link]
@raashido » 28 Mar '11, 2am
Wow! Designer chairs! MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @AddThis
@wenderfool » 28 Mar '11, 1am
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs - [link] LOL am sitting on it.
@strawverylatte » 27 Mar '11, 2am
MOM staff get $575 designer chairs. Retail price is $1299 if u buy from Xtra, Park Mall. [link]
@cyc10ne » 26 Mar '11, 5am
RT @fakestcom: Civil servants, already great at protecting their backsides, take it to the next level with $575 chairs. [link]
@ahneh69 » 26 Mar '11, 3am
Prudence? Prudence? MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link]
» 25 Mar '11, 6pm
What do u think of MOM buying 472 Herman Milles @ $575 each for its staff? I hate to admit it, but i'm on the fence. [link]
@airinachan » 25 Mar '11, 6pm
These chairs are worth more than some 'minimum wage'. Necessary? NO - MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @cmswire
@mintprata » 25 Mar '11, 9am
Siao!Waste taxerpayer's $$: staff at e MinistryofManpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplacesoon [link]
@OrtIvan » 25 Mar '11, 9am
work for the government. they let you sit on herman miller chairs. [link]
@yu_hollandv » 25 Mar '11, 9am
人材省職員の椅子はシンガポーリアンらしくフェアプライスではなく、ハーマンミラーだそうで・・でも$575は安くないか？MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link]
@KenS_thought » 25 Mar '11, 7am
Ministry of Manpower Singapore bought 472 ergonomics Herman Miller Celle Chair for its staff [link] @hermanmiller
@harvleys » 25 Mar '11, 7am
TOMORROW'S BREAKING NEWS: Sembawang Park will undergo grass trimming. [link] via @cmswire
@sanifoo » 25 Mar '11, 7am
Staff at Ministry of Manpower receives $500++ chairs each from Herman Miller [link] 472 chairs, total cost $271,400
@hanifn » 25 Mar '11, 6am
@skinnylatte Forgot the link [link]
@ah_kua_show » 25 Mar '11, 6am
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] (via ST iPhone App)- excuse me???
@powerofpop » 25 Mar '11, 6am
how does a govt ministry justify such extravagant spending? [link] hurm?
@azri » 25 Mar '11, 6am
singapore government spends $575 EACH on chairs for their staff. since they sit on their arses the whole day [link]
@wenjie » 25 Mar '11, 6am
Ministry of Manpower buying Herman Miller chairs. [link]
@TWC2 » 25 Mar '11, 5am
A cleaner from the People's Republic of China, whose welfare MOM is tasked to safeguard, earns less than the cost... [link]
@marcha265bhp » 25 Mar '11, 5am
Unacceptable use of public money RT@damiankoh: Singapore's Ministry of Manpower buys designer chairs for staff. [link]
@rizal249 » 25 Mar '11, 5am
Wow tax payers money at work! Just as bad as NKF gold taps. -> MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link]
@mikeaaronyap » 25 Mar '11, 4am
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @cmswire. Is this the way to spend public funds?
@damiankoh » 25 Mar '11, 3am
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower buys designer chairs for staff. Even this is news? [link]
@joleeqh » 25 Mar '11, 3am
RT @cloudywind: as a taxpayer, i'm so touched my $ is put to good use. RT @stcom: MOM HQ staff getting designer ergonomic chairs soon [link]
@cloudywind » 25 Mar '11, 3am
as a taxpayer, i'm so touched my $ is put to good use. RT @stcom: MOM HQ staff getting designer ergonomic chairs soon [link]
@tangrae » 25 Mar '11, 3am
My chair now is a Herman Miller. Worth it! RT @stcom Staff at MOM HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs soon [link]
@alvin1701 » 25 Mar '11, 3am
[link] /via @stcom so this is what increased expenses go into.
@christinetohxh » 25 Mar '11, 3am
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] Wow! I think my boss's chair also doesn't cost S$575 each, not to mention mine
@candeeese » 25 Mar '11, 2am
Whee~ @Floorakoh! RT @stcom: Staff at e Ministry of Manpower HQ cn expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace sn [link]
@celliethepink » 25 Mar '11, 2am
HERMAN MILLER chairs for MOM staff??!!! OMG... See where our taxpayers' money goes to??? *GROWL* [link] @stcom
@kazitoshi » 25 Mar '11, 2am
wow. MOM staff to get $575 ergonomic chairs. 472 of them. [link] glad our taxpayers' money being put to good use.
@blurtedkisses » 25 Mar '11, 2am
O_o RT stcom: Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon [link]
@chiasoonsiong » 25 Mar '11, 1am
That's sickening. RT @tocsg This is what the budget goes to - chairs worth $575. [link]
@saidsowhat » 31 Mar '11, 3am
@stcom how is this breaking news? [link]
@Chapht » 31 Mar '11, 12am
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @cmswire
@sg_story » 26 Mar '11, 6am
Ministry of Manpower staff to get 472 ergonomic chairs worth $575 each [link]
@xia0baozi » 26 Mar '11, 12am
RT @stcom: Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon [link]
@TsuiRen » 25 Mar '11, 5pm
RT @tocsg: This is what the budget goes to - chairs worth $575. [link]
@tiger611 » 25 Mar '11, 1pm
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @cmswire
@visakanv » 25 Mar '11, 6am
RT @tocsg: "MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs" [link] [link]
@chintiong69 » 25 Mar '11, 5am
MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs [link] via @cmswire
@alvin1701 » 25 Mar '11, 3am
RT @stcom: Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon [link]
@MCS_ANTZ » 25 Mar '11, 3am
RT @stcom: Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon [link]
@gunawandeng » 25 Mar '11, 2am
Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon [link]
@graduatenetwork » 25 Mar '11, 1am
RT @stcom: Staff at the Ministry of Manpower HQ can expect designer ergonomic chairs at their workplace soon [link]
@tocsg » 25 Mar '11, 1am
"MOM staff to get ergonomic chairs" [link] [link]