Oso you hang out often at compass point?lol

what kind of job that you doing?

just wonder is that any IT(developer) job also like tat?

hmmm... seldom hang out there la, nothing much to shop also... But always pass by there as it's the interchange for LRT to MRT....

Dont you know that bosses have the authority to "Do as i say, not what i do". Nevermind that their staff thinks of them as a 2nd rate human being but if they get the job done, why does the boss care what people think of him since its only the results which matter.

is there most sgp companies adopt 13 months salary? what if the company does not give 13 months salary, will u work for them?

if they give you basic high, allowance high, a few months bonus, then i will forgo the 13th month salary.

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Jun 16 2010, 09:53 AM

Yeah, it's not the number of months that matters. It's how much you have in your bank account at the end of the year.

basic low, no allowance, variable bonus(not stated, maybe super high, prolly super low) and yearly increment, how to confirm its worth to take it? they giv answers like bonus vary, should it be stated in the contract?

you should consider the job on 'worst case senario' , meaning will you take the job with all the things you mentioned + no bonus.

doesnt sound good... best to have higher basic, but should also ask the employer approx how many months variable bonus assuming average worker (won't be stated in contract la).

If his basic is low, you really cant expect the employer to give a fantastic bonus amount.

Need advice here. If I bring two or three units of Ipad from US to SG for friends, I heard that they will be exempted from tax if declared as gift. However, I just read from SG Custom website, which stated the relief is for value up to $300 only. Any idea if it is indeed possible to get tax exemption for items > $300? Thanks.

This post has been edited by Find The Way: Jun 16 2010, 12:22 PM

Just put it in your handcarry and walk out the green lane. If anybody asks, say that they are gifts for your family members. At most, you only need to pay 7% GST on your purchase cost (so keep the receipt to prove the purchase price). The guy who went to US with me last month brought 5 back.

we have to be very careful on this. Green lane means 'nothing to declare' . Since you did not declare the items, if you are caught, it will be much higher than the 7% GST, they gonna charge you will failure to declare the item, something like smuggling. My advise is go to the Red lane, tell them you have the items as gift and it's up to them if they wanna charge the 7% GST.

Depends on who you ask. The 2 keywords in the GST relief verbiage is "new articles" and "import".

never know ma... company adopt low overhead, but if got good profits, then can return to employees as variable bonus

That's what employers always say lar. but there's a big "IF"

I was offered a job in Sg but not sure whether to accept or not? The job's a downgrade from my current one in m'sia but the pay is better (no conversion). They offered SGD 4+++ but i duno if that is enough to go about in Sg especially rent is on the high side. Any advise? The Sg com is a american company in Jurong dealing with heavy equipment.

Perhaps you can list down your financial commitments and let others comment on it.

i think sgd4k+ is enough to survive as room rental is ard sgd550-700...other than that..a decent meal perday is around sgd10...