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Even worse. You came into the country and starting working illegally with a work visa or even an in principle approval (AIP). Surely you cannot be so stupid as to not know that you needed proper documentation to allow you to work in another country? As you seem to know how to use the internet, then...

The problem is, when you received your AIP you should have read it. It quite bluntly tells you that it is NOT something you can go to work with UNLESS it specifically state you can. I believe ONLY Work Permits (WP's) are occasionally give permission to work before processing is finished. You have k...

Thanks ksl for the advice. I will surely go to MOM and inquire my situation. By the way, is racial discrimination could also be a grounds for breaking free from contract? In my first day, the manager already said something bad about my nationality, and the manager said it to me in front of other emp...

Thanks elbi. Does this mean, the Employer-Employee relationship has not yet started? Even I already reported four days of work to the company. And as such, I can resign without causing me legal implications based on the contract(<b>i.e. 6 months compensation to company</b>)? And even though the cont...

What law <b>could</b> I have broken? I just act in good faith when they said I could start to work because they said they have got the confirmation that my IPA(even they aren't showing it to me yet, soft-copy or hard-copy) is already approved, that's why I report to work immediately. What law could ...

By the way, I started work even I haven't received my Employment Pass yet, I haven't seen the IPA either, but they say IPA is already approved(that's why I started to work). Could that be considered Employer-Employee has already started?

Regarding this statement: http://mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/employment-rights-conditions/contract-of-service-termination/Pages/contracts-of-service-and-termination.aspx "Starting a Contract of Service If a new recruit who has signed the Letter of Employment fails to turn up for work If a new re...