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I did not see any provisions for health insurance, medical/dental bills and travel expenses. I had done some same calculations based on same parameters in this discussion and would like to share the same. HOUSING 5000 GAS,WATER,ELECTRICITY, INTERNET, PHONE,CABLE TV 800 GROCERY 1000 ENTERTAINMENT 750...

Thanks Folks.

It sure is confusing. I have asked my HR to help me understand this and will also look at the link.
Will share my 2 cents worth knowledge ...if I do end up understanding this!!

Just Google "Special Payment for Foreign Staff" & the first 4 hits give a wealth of information.

But the variables to research, understand their implications and then negotiate are mind boggling. Regardless of the outcome, this is going to be a negotiation to remember.

Thanks again folks. zzm9980 understood my "cryptic" post correctly. I need a local issuance where I am looking for a fairly comprehensive medical insurance for me & my wife. PURELY LOCAL. We would travel a lot but I plan to take a separate travel insurance for that. Health care coverage in North Ame...

Thanks zzm9980 & x9200. That was a detailed reply. What I understood was a private health insurance for expats to be comprehensive: medical/outpatient+specialists+ "major medical illness" +maternity/pregnancy would be upwards of 5000$. Jeez!!!! x9200. 2800$ as monthly insurance for a couple is very ...

Thanks ecureilx and zzm 9980. The link was useful. But my analytical powers have gone for a toss. At the risk of sounding dumb here goes another question: I am being offered a SPSF of 12k. If it is 16 % capped at 5k , SPSF should translate to a max of 800*12= 9600k. Is this correct? In other words w...

Is $2800 offered by employer enough for a foreigner to get a comprehensive insurance for both husband and wife? Insurance mainly to cater tho needs of a couple with no children yet but insurance would cover pregnancy, maternity related costs, dental and all major illnesses. Basically what is annual ...

For expats a Special Payment for Foreign Staff in lieu of Central Provident Fund that is given to SIngapore citizen and PR holders. If I understand correctly Special Payment for Foreign Staff is capped at 5000$/month. It also includes % of performance bonus salary. What should be the SPFS for a seni...

Thanks once again.
Glad to know that negotiations are protracted.
Position, to the best of my knowledge, was probably created , definitely not advertised. Although level of Seniority may be midlevel, I suspect this is a niche job and my skillset looks attractive to my employer.
Will keep you posted.

I really appreciate all these responses to my earlier questions. Based on these I have formulated some plan of action. Initial enthusiasm of moving to a great place gets quickly dampened if one realizes that you have been short changed or not received a fair deal.. especially so if pay is not unifor...

Thank you again, Pengembara. All this info will be really useful. Performance bonus salary if linked to publications, CME invites as a speaker etc sounds very attractive and attainable goal. I was corresponding with some doctors in Singapore and one person told me that the pay of Senior Res Scientis...

Thanks Pengembara and sundaymorningstaple.

I completely agree with you about everything especially food!!!

Mr Moderater - this is a very useful site and one of the best forum I have come across.

Thanks JR8, the search tool did yield some useful tit bits but not much

Thanks 1 down , 5 more questions to be answered.
It is good to know that negotiation is an integral part and payscales are drastically different for same role.

No kids yet so that is not a factor and car is not in the priority listof " to neogotiate for things".

Once again thanks, zm9980

Hello, I am in negotiation with a prospective employer for a cancer research job. I have over 8 years experience in research, earlier 8 years in clinical diagnostics and cancer, a good publication track record and a diverse experience. I am being offered a title of Senior Research scientist with a b...