What kind of company gives 13 months bonus?

7-9 months ??!!   I was told by my landlady that Keppel bonus is crazy good. She worked there before.

Hi guys, want to ask if the company can offer me SGD 4000 above but Ido not have any diploma or degree but only Professional Cert.

Anybody got lubang in the Food Industry or something to do with laboratory?
No much lucky for the past months....

Is it illegal for an individual with a social visit pass to stay at a friend's place who rent the room with a valid pass ? Initially, we rent the place together but currently I am in a job hunting mode.

guys.. i m going down sg to work soon nxt week..
my current company hold back my final pay to do tax clearance.. what exactly I have to do about the tax clearance thing?

whenever they issue the form I am already in sg.. and the how about the tax relief that I am supposed to file in next year?

thanks.. but by the time my company submit all financial document.. i will be in singapore already.. that would be very troublesome for me to make appointment with the officer d..
and do I have to prepare the tax relief receipt just in case they wan to look into my previous year filed tax?
suddenly it felt so much trouble just before I was going down sg.. 

Because ur passport no. will change every 5 years.
Ur ic stay till u die then only sold off to phantoms.

   
Their HR call me just now.
They will need to check whether they still have the quota to issue work pass.
Hopefully, everything can go smoothly.

Thanks seantang !   

Cause they scare the tenant use it to download or streaming. Very kiasu and kiasi.

Survived with Broadband on Mobile for years now. No hassle when moving house. The speed is fast, no problem for streaming, video call and gaming, the only thing you need to worry is the quota now, 10gb max.

If they are new to Singapore, for sure the new contract is limited 2/3/4G data plan, so mobile tethering is out if heavy usage user.

As mention mobile broadband is an additional cost for a them who just come over and start work.

Since the house is equip with broad, it's still open up to negotiate to share it like other home appliance. All is depend how the negotiation goes.

What is this mobile broadband contract? 50GB per month!

http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/15...s-in-singapore/

Interestingly, the Hudson survey shows that more than two thirds of employees are either actively or passively looking for another job, and eight out of ten expect to make a move this year. The biggest motivator remains money, but the survey also revealed that Singapore workers are dissatisfied with the quality of management leadership. Two in five of employees surveyed rated their manager as ‘average’, ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.

In accounting and finance, the survey revealed a number of key trends:

- Business partnering finance professionals are still in high demand, and candidates proficient in audit, compliance and risk are also highly sought after.
- Hudson’s top two most recruited accounting and finance roles for 2013 were internal auditors, and financial planning and analysis. “There is a strong demand for junior and mid level positions in these fields. Most in-demand skills include internal audit, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and financial analysis.”
- There are fewer opportunities for senior candidates. Many companies now prefer to keep headcount and cost down and promote finance directors and CFOs from within rather than to recruit external candidates.
- An international outlook is valued: mid-level candidates who are willing to travel, relocate and/or have exposure to emerging or growing markets like Myanmar and China are sought after.
- The trend for outsourcing transactional junior roles overseas is continuing and this is affecting the number of junior and entry level roles in the profession.
- Salaries continue to rise but more slowly, with increases of 4–5% in 2014 expected, compared with 5–8% in recent years.
Employers want local candidates which would translate to fewer opportunities for expatriates.

So many people in SG, can they find out who is downloading who is not? 

There is always a saying,"As long as you dont get caught, is ok".

To be honest as long as America doesnt stick their cocks at Singapore to impose strict regulations such as SOPA. It will be hard for them to catch people doing illegal streaming.

Internet is a place with no government control.

Ask u guys opinion. So my wife offered to join company branch in shanghai (permanent position). Increment about 20% and housing allowance about 500 sgd a month. Also got those one time allowances to help her settle down. Is that a good deal? I think not but just asking what is an approx fair increment to negotiate?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100472868

A Wealthy Nation That Can't Afford to Retire
CNBC.com  02/20/13 3:42 AM
By: Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani

The Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore may boast of the highest percentage of millionaires in the world, but retiring in this wealthy financial hub is becoming even more difficult for the common man.
According to a latest study by HSBC, the citizens of this country, which has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, face the grim prospect of running out of their savings almost halfway through retirement as the high cost of living and increased life expectancy eats into their nest egg.

Singapore has gradually moved up human resources firm Mercer's global rankings of the world's most expensive cities, moving to sixth place in 2012 from eighth in 2011 and eleventh in 2010.

"There is cause for concern from the finding that the retirement savings of people in Singapore will run out after nine years, which is about the time they are entering into frail retirement and a stage of their lives when medical costs and other elderly care expenses are expected to rise," Paul Arrowsmith, head of retail banking and wealth management, HSBC Singapore, said in the report released on Wednesday.

"People are living longer, through tougher economic times, and expectations about their standard of living in retirement have risen," Arrowsmith added.
More than half of the 1,000 Singaporeans interviewed for the survey said that either they were not adequately prepared or not prepared at all for retirement as they expected to continue working beyond the age of 65 to be able to afford their desired lifestyle.

One also needs more money to fund one's retirement in Singapore. According to the study, the annual household income required to lead a "comfortable" retired life in Singapore is the third highest among Asia's major economies, behind Australia and Hong Kong, at $48,773. This figure is 68 percent higher than what was needed in 2011, the survey, which has been running for eight years, found.

The rising cost of living in Singapore has 58-year-old Singaporean Janice Tan worried about her retirement.

"I think the cost of living is really escalating a lot," Tan told CNBC. "During the Chinese New Year season, when I went to buy the goodies, it really shocked me, because the cost is really going up too fast."

Tan and her husband are currently paying for the education of their two children, including a 21-year-old daughter studying in Perth, Australia. While Tan, an administration professional, hopes to retire soon, she says she knows it might be another 10 years before that happens.

"As human beings we want more - a more comfortable life. That's where the worries come in on whether you will able to survive," Tan said.

According to the study, of those not saving for retirement, nearly half said they were being held back by the cost of day-to-day living.

High costs have become a major cause of discontent among Singapore's residents. This prompted a rare protest over the weekend in which about 3,000 people participated. They were voicing concerns over swelling costs driven by an influx of foreigners.

Foreigners, who account for almost 40 percent of Singapore's 5.3 million people, have been blamed for pushing up housing prices and taking up jobs in one of Asia's major business centers.

Retirement Fears

The top three fears about retirement cited by Singaporeans were poor health, financial hardship and not having enough money to provide for good healthcare, according to the study.

With retirement savings drying up at a time when Singaporeans are most vulnerable to health problems, funding medical bills could become a big burden, HSBC said.

Tan backed that sentiment, saying that medical bills from a motorcycle accident that her husband was involved in last year have been a drain on their finances.

"As we get older, I realize it [funding health costs] is a more important thing to sort out," said Tan. But the high cost of living is coming in the way. "I can't imagine how much more the cost of living is going to go up to," she added.

—By CNBC.com's Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani