That's right, they calculate the total income for the whole calendar year.

My friend worked for around 181~182 days, contacted IRAS before his last day of service, and was asked to stay in SG for few more days to make it 183 days. Eventually he got his $ back. I guess it's on case by case basis.

Hi guys,

A quick question any idea the premiums for Income Shield is a Tax Deductibles?

i mean which credit card offer the best cashback ?

I'm using the Citibank's Dividend card the rebates are pretty good especially on petrol etc.

Just wana ask... do SG company provide any bonuses like translocation bonus, settling bonus or joining bonus? If yes, what is the estimate range?

yes..they do provide but...it depend on u are on which package.....and what company....if MNC mostly have...hard to tell what range.....different company different 1~

But sure they will bond you right??

One more question... if working in woodlands, is it convenient to stay in Johor and drive?
How long will be stuck in the jam?

My company just hired a new Tech Service & Development Engineer. The chap was in KL and moved to Singapore to join us. We gave him 2 months stay at a serviced apartment at Cairnhill Rd and one-off relocation assistance of roughly 1-2 months salary. The cash was paid to him on the first day of work so that he does not have to wait until pay day to get money to pay deposits for rental, buy necessities etc.

As for joining bonus, my company does sometimes pay for experienced hires. It's usually based on the value of stock options, deferred shares, deferred bonus, long service bonus, long service leave etc that the candidate had accumulated from his previous job.

For those chaps whom we really, REALLY want to hire, we'll give them an additional bonus to compensate them for the loss of service years at their previous job. Usually 1 month of salary per year of service.

they do... just like me.. been offered Joining Bonus and been bonded for 1 year.. lol

anyway... it's quite jam, but still, it good for you to drive if it is within your budget thought..

Hi I just got an offer from globalfoundries.... would like to know any GF employee here? mind to share what GF working culture is all about? is the people friendly?

and what is the nearst location to stay? (easy access to mrt and bus)?

Thanks for sharing

I tot u're work as auditor in 1 of the big 4?

When I was in audit, it was still the Big 6. It was that long ago

Very impressive! hahahaha

More like very expensive.

But if you're hiring someone who's mid-career, and who will lose $200K of deferred shares if they leave their company before those shares vest... it's pretty hard to entice them with a simple 20-30% salary increase. Even if you give them a 50% salary increase from 10K to 15K, it'll be 40 months before they just start to break even.

My friend also gt offer there ..... what position ru being hired fr?
I heard the company doing quite well....

about the culture, i am not so sure though....

The name of Tech Service & Development Engineer seems to be a normal range engineer but however the amount of 'extras' paid to him is worth very high value... May I know what range of salary would he be expecting ? any idea ?...

He's getting around 5-6K, based on his job level. He's late 20s-early 30s.

Btw, this guy didn't get the joining or additional bonuses I mentioned. A bit too junior for that.

This post has been edited by seantang: Jul 23 2010, 11:16 PM

Wow, hes getting that much? i am 29 have 5 yrs experience but my salary is not even reach SG 4k...
I am i earning too low?

By 29, I had 8 years of full time experience. Why do you only have 5?

This post has been edited by seantang: Jul 23 2010, 11:54 PM

Graduates these days generally come out at 22-24, so 5 years by 29 means he graduated by 24, probably a 5 year course? (1-2 years STPM + 3 years degree perhaps?)