I joined 2 American companies after left BP. First company given 2 months sign on bonus, mean I get 2 bunos once accept the offer. The sign on bonus was bank in to my account together with first month salary. That is 12 months condition attached to the sign on bonus. So if resign after 6 months then I need to return 1 month sign on bonus back to company. I think this fair.

Second American company sent me to Ireland for 3 months training. Business class flight to Ireland plus fantastic accommodation. That is 1 year bond for the training. So if company spent total 120K for my trip to Ireland and I resign after 11 months then I need to pay back 10K. This is also fair.

Clause 7 on BP letter is slavery