sorry this maybe out of topic.. or it is.... but anyone of u or know anyone working at EDS SG?

What are the average salary like? for an engineer?

Hi guys, I'm filling up the "FORM 4A" - application form for PR.

Just want to know,
Employment pass No is it same with FIN no?
Serial No. of travel document is it mean passport number?
Annex A is for employer to fill up?
And admin fee to apply?

Lost the explanatory notes sheet accompanying the application form, didya? I think their website has the instructions.

Hi guys,

I am not sure whether this is the right place to ask or not.

My father used to work in Singapore when he was in his twenties, and now he is already 55 years old which means he can withdraw his EPF already.

He is a Malaysian citizen without Singapore PR.

What is the way to withdraw the EPF? Thanks a lot for the help guys..

Hai everyone,

this may be out of topic, i'm thinking bringing my portable digital piano to singapore (may be by car). cuz i'm goin to work there.

Will there be any fines/ charges. I still have the purchase receipt dated may 2008.

i do not have any carrycase, juz plan to put it in a box.

So can i bring the piano into singapore?

This post has been edited by limfgn: Oct 14 2008, 01:09 AM

Yes, you can bring it over ... and there are no fines/charges for such item.
Custom officers are mainly looking for liquors and cigarettes.

I read this from Star online today:

Prepare to lose jobs in Singapore
By NELSON BENJAMIN

SINGAPORE: The 300,000 Malay­sians employed in the island republic have been advised to gear up for retrenchment if the country continues to slide into a recession.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said that although the technical recession experienced by Singapore has not yet translated into unemployment, it was better for Malaysians to be prepared.

“If there is unemployment due to a recession, our workers will be hit,” he told The Star here yesterday.

“They need to work on retraining and acquiring new skills to ensure they have jobs during such times.”

He said that Malaysians accounted for about 30% of the foreign workforce in Singapore.

Dr Subramaniam said that many of the Malaysian workers in Singapore were unskilled and employed in the manufacturing sector.

Asked about whether the ministry had a contingency plan for such a situation in Malaysia, he said that Malaysia would have excess job vacancies as work presently being done by foreigners could be offered to locals instead.

According to economic data released by Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, the island republic will be the first Asian economy to fall into a technical recession.

A technical recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction in economic output.

Dr Subramaniam, after an hour-long meeting with his Singapore counterpart Gan Kim Yong, said they had discussed various issues.

On instances of Malaysian workers being cheated in Singapore, he said that the Malaysian High Commission had received 1,250 com­plaints within the first nine months of this year.

Dr Subramaniam added that there was something wrong with the re­cruitment mechanism and the ministry would have to check on the matter.

The unskilled ones are the first who will be laid off. The skilled and professional ones.. can find a better job but the job market may be tightening as companies begin to implement hiring freeze.

Next year, if recession persist, we will see..waves of unskilled Malaysians will move back to Malaysia, then waves of unskilled Indo/Bangla/Burmese will move out of Malaysia back to their home country.

Unskilled Malaysian can pickup the slacks left by foreign workers.

I kinda dun really agree with the article.
I presume unskilled Malaysian are cheaper than unskilled s'poreans. then why would employer wants to employ unskill s'porean if M'sian is cheaper. It's all about your cost to the company, and the skills you offer to it.

Same goes to unskilled bangla, indon, etc in M'sia. They are much cheaper.

very less unskill singaporean la.

LoL. Singaporean wouldn't want to work under that category. We all knew it very well.

ya..they wanna work in high post, managerial post.
like in my company, even one person, the title also manager.

The meaning of 'foreign worker' will be always cheap & 'userful' labour for them

钱不夠用2 Money No Enough II ..... die die also want to become manager

i'm definetely in this category

Nope, you in professional category eh!

any idea what is the market rate for common room @ Jurong West/Boon Lay? Is $450 w/o air con considered reasonable?

Per room or per person?

UGPM

Hi Valjean,
I'm interested. Is it still available? I'm actually looking for a room only. Must I rent the whole unit?