Never take the lay-off package. You've already secured a new job. Don't put your new EP approval on chopping board over some manager's last-ditch effort in covering their backside.

I'll negotiate a later start date without taking the lay-off package. Instead I'll take a nice and sweet in-between-job vacation.

Good luck trying to find a single room for that short period of time since most homeowners/agents preference would be a 1 year contract.

I was considering coming back to singapore for a short term contract but trying to find a flexible housing agreement was difficult to say the least.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Sep 7 2012, 01:55 PM

How is the exploitation? It's a fact of life. Prove to them why they should bother to spend more money to apply/extend your EP when they can save that money and just employ a local to do the job.

A few singaporean employers can offset the cost of applying or extending an EP since its much less expensive then applying for a work permit or s pass holder. As a foreigner, they may also give you less annual leave, for salary "may not be" on par with a singaporean colleague and then there is the unwritten expectation that you should work longer and harder then your singaporean counterpart.

I think he proudly say that:"I'm Back !!" one month ago.

Need some advice here.

My passport unable to go thru the automatic gate whenever i enter Singapore or i left. It bring me so much trouble to queue under the manual counter.

May I know where I can go to resolve this trouble?

Thanks.

Same thing happened to me as well......SG>KL now back to SG...LOL

sg immigration building ?

due to change new passport or ? ask your HR to update MOM though the portal

Update your re-entry permit from below link

https://erep.ica.gov.sg/erep/index.do

lol not really... in fact I "downgraded" myself when I came back to Malaysia. Well when you age, there are other priorities in life besides job

lol yea.. so far I think I am still fine with Malaysia... if really cannot make it... I rather go somewhere else besides Singapore

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Added on September 7, 2012, 9:00 pmhaha doubt so... unless I really cannot make it in Malaysia lol

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Added on September 7, 2012, 9:05 pmIf you just renewed your permit or re-entry permit, then you got to wait a week before the system gets updated. Else just go to ICA building in Lavender to update your infor or check on it.

This post has been edited by catacomb: Sep 7 2012, 09:05 PM

haha.. me too. SG-KL-SG
but haven't get my EP.. applied on Monday.. not sure how long it will take..

ohh...u didnt apply SG PR the 1st time round?
I got my PR the 1st time round before returning to KL....so the 2nd hop back to SG was a much easier route!! LOL

i got PR last time but expired.. so need to apply EP instead.. .. still waiting

Hi, may I know if I buy a new laptop in Malaysia and bring back to SG, will I be imposed taxes either in MY or SG?

It won't impose any tax but your laptop cannot be new in box ...

its the REP that expires mah..not the PR..REP(re-entry permit)...so I'm not sure if you can renew that REP instead of applying EP again?

So you meant the item is taxable or not depending on the box?

Not the box. Depends whether it's new or not ... If still new in box then it's taxable ... My sister-in-law happened to bring external HDD that new in box and custom officer invited her into their room. However, it's for own use then she opened from the box and she free to go.

This post has been edited by almeizer: Sep 8 2012, 10:34 PM

so, if it's new but not in box then no tax? But if it's in box then tax?