employee or employer?

This post has been edited by young_soul: Jun 4 2007, 12:05 AM

Employee- 20%
Employer-13%

SG GOV don't believe in pension.. so need its citizen to save up more for their retirement. That's why CPF so high? true and not true. It used to be 25% for both employer and employee. Since the 1st recesion, many things had changed. Now, its 20% and I think 15% for employer.

As for the older people, few saying, which are true though, some work to past time, or as 2nd carrer. Some need to work cause not enough saving, some need to work cause used up their saving without even thinking, like my father, regret now, and working PT. Earn some $ and have some spare time to do what he likes, coach badminton (also earning some $$).
Things are no longer what it used to be. Just as was reported in MY, SG too face the same problem. My father's generation don't believe in saving, also they have been struggling to just survive and making sure enough for the family to eat. where got time to save, TRUE and Not quite. depending on circumstances.... many .. cases... but so many different issues to resolve. Not forgetting, there is a lack of workers too and in certain industry, many older people are working, employed. Alsodue to high cost of living, people need to work longer. Not forgetting, the life span in SG is getting odler, ~70 as compared to the past, 55-60, so given those extra yrs, Gov had already raised the retirment age at 62, but then..... its really up to your company...

no wonder they retire rich

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Added on June 4, 2007, 6:31 amgot another question about transport. I heard that you have to pay S$30 per day if you bring your car over to Singapore...is this true? That's about 900 Sing dollar per month! can buy BMW ady

This post has been edited by young_soul: Jun 4 2007, 06:32 AM

Singapore more favor to jobsdb compare to jobstreet.
When I am looking for job, i got none reply from jobstreet and few interview request from jobsdb application.

is RM40 per weekday... so better use motorcycle it cost less than tat..

hi jimmy.. able to find a room for yr gf? I am still waiting the EP result..

I went back hometown because my grandpa pass away. This week also not free, see got any agent call or not.

You no need car or motor if you stay in Singapore. They have world class public transport.

This post has been edited by jimmy79: Jun 4 2007, 11:26 AM

oops.. sorry to hear that.. take good care

hey juz wanna ask around,
if i only got a foundation cert is it very very hard to get a job in sg?

i think i'm gonna stuck in my degree now. haih.

With a degree it is already very hard to get you a job in Singapore because small firms usually won't bother to go thru the hassle of getting you an EP(EMPLOYMENT PASS).
To secure better opportunity, get a degree and try again.

just asking coz I already bought a car
dun wanna just leave it here....

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Added on June 4, 2007, 2:46 pmgod...I wish Malaysia was this good. Found a website called www.contactsingapore.org.sg that provides you information to basically everything you need to know about moving to Singapore. They give links to all kinds of working forms you may need, etc etc and best of all...about pets!!

This post has been edited by young_soul: Jun 4 2007, 02:46 PM

Or you can buy a car and use it from 7pm-7am everyday. Normal license will have the black no. plates and you can drive 24/7 while yours will be red no. plates. Save your road tax also.

I rarely see any bikes on the road, except for the superbike bikers randomly. Oh yeah, all you need is the EZLink Card for riding bus and MRT/LRT. Convenient huh? It looks like this but there's alot of design for this card.

Front



Back

so, its like a touch n go card?

Yes, and you even get discount if u transit within a certain time limit. It so cheap travelling in Singapore. Not like KTM in Msia, one trip already RM3. There, with SGD 4, U can go a lot of places and not just one station.. multiple trips! Sometimes just 65 cent for bus n mrt!

more than touch and go
can use it at McD also.

help i need job at SIngapore
who can help me?

love this the most

btw, I'm reading previous posts in this thread. Someone said that if you have a work permit, you can't apply for PR? Can someone explain to me what kind of work permit is this? I'm hoping its not Employment Pass Eligibility Certificate or those Professional Visas...

This post has been edited by young_soul: Jun 4 2007, 11:15 PM

there is a lot type of permit to work in sg. If you holding Employment pass or S pass, you can apply PR without any problem. If you holding work permit only, i think need meet certain criteria before you can apply PR or cannot apply. Not sure though

I have degree in electronic engineering, but my cgpa is less than 3.0
work experience is half year in electronic factory.
I now in Australia.
Will try my luck again after 2 years