I'm going back hometown next week, was thinking to get some moon cake for family but I heard it is somehow expensive to get from Singapore? Any better suggestion ?

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Added on September 3, 2011, 11:11 pm

I heard Chinatown has good rate.

2 possibilities:

1. you *think* you're not inferior but your bosses think otherwise,

or,

2. just bad luck. your bosses no matter what would have forced one of you three guys to take unpaid leave and you were the unlucky one who was chosen randomly.

So... what options do you think you have? Complaining and reporting them (to whom I wonder)... will that make them suddenly want you to come to work everyday, be nicer to you and give you paid leave instead?

Why don't you just resign and work somewhere else?

There's no official rule prohibiting a pass holder leaving a job within a certain period of time.  However, leaving too soon might give MOM the impression that you're a job hopper which will not go well with your pass application/renewal in the future.

What, just like that?

What company are you working for?

Is the company called Heng Lee Seng, by any chance? I've heard such practices being done in SME audit firms, when it is off-peak period they unceremoniously unloads the new staff.

Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but the govt will tax you 15% off your last pay whether you like it or not and you can only request for a refund once you have worked for a total of 6 months in Singapore. Get your finances in order ASAP.

Depends on your qualification and experience. It's okay for a fresh grad (engineering fresh grads get between SGD2.5-3k) but if you have a few years under your belt I'd say it isn't worth it.

If you can earn more than RM5k consistently back home, don't give it up for a job that pays SGD2.5k.
15% of your entire employment period with the company you are leaving.

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Added on October 13, 2011, 9:08 pm

The tax only applies to those who have worked between 61-182 days in Singapore, they will be taxed as a non-resident.

http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page04.aspx?id=6142
I know, but I've always had the assumption that unless the employee gave the employer a very good reason to not keep them, probation periods are more of a formality.

Guess not.

As soon as your company informs MOM of your resignation, IRAS will deduct the 15% amount from your October pay.

FYI, I switched jobs after 3 months without knowing and was put through this shit firsthand 

Wow! I hate to be you....
I think the company will not give reasons for cancellation but if they do, yr screwed. Sorry to rub it in but dismissal for non-performance is a big no-no in any hunt for a new job in SG when they do reference checks. (the name of your ex-company appears in your Work Permit forms when you apply yr work permit previosly).....

Thanks guys for your replies.

I see a lot of express buses that ply Sin-KL-Sin leave from Golden Mile Complex. From the map the nearest MRT is Lavender. Can anyone advise the best way to get from the MRT station to Golden Mile Complex? If by bus, can you advise the bus number and if by taxi, what will be the fare like?

I am intending to take the around midnight time express bus from KL and reach Sin first thing on Monday morning and go straight to work. How long does it take for midnight express bus to reach Sin?

Thanks ahead for your valuable advice.

Thanks for your replies.

Oh yes...Nicoll Hgwy MRT is definitely nearer. Thanks for the tip....overlooked this MRT Station.

What time does it reach the Malaysian immigration in Gelang Patah(?) for the midnight express bus?

Another Q, as I would want to sleep on the bus, which express would you recommend for comfort? Luxury is not a main criteria but comfort is upmost. Since I will be sleeping....no food required too! Lets not put cost into consideration for this, i.e., can be a higher price ticket.

Thanks again.

Hi guys, I would like to ask which is the fastest road to go to Tanjong Pagar from Johor Bahru using public transport.

I have 2 routes in mind:
1)CIQ and take MRT to Tanjong Pagar?
2)Bukit Indah buses to SG and to Tangong Pagar?

Or any other recommended ways?

choose banks ^^ you can do sales... 

btw, what's ur edu background? results? age?

Eh ... try jobstreet, monster, efinancialcareers websites.

I got my job in SG from networking within my company.