SINGAPORE EXPATS FORUM
Singapore Expat Forum and Message Board for Expats in Singapore & Expatriates Relocating to Singapore

Thanks to all for offering your help and views on this forum. I am really impressed. I am 99% ok to sign now "as is", as I am taking your advice that most likely what I am signing wont be effective from a legal perspective anyway. I guess I have a lot to learn on how things get done in Asia and this...

Thanks to all for coming back. Your advice is a huge relief. You have to understand that I am coming from a background where you take agreements seriously and while courts in Germany are generally speaking more PRO-employee it doesnt hurt to make sure you understand what you sign. The irony is that ...

Thanks to all for coming back so quickly, I am really touched! I agree with grouchyoldexpat that there probably is some elasticity between what the contract says and what happens in reality. On the other hand - if there is something strikingly unfair it is worth speaking up against in my view. Might...

Good evening @all, we are getting ready to make the move to Singapore, where I will be working in CBD for a major international bank while my wife will stay home, looking after our 3y old. Now here comes the question: I'll be under whats called a local package so while I am moving within the same co...

Hello and good evening @all! I am about to move Singapore to work for a major international bank. EP/DP has been processed and I have the Offer Letter/contract in my hands ready to sign. I have however found a few clauses in there which at least sound unusual (termination notice periods and some oth...

Hello All, great forum - I have only recently registered here but suffice to say I have been reading through this for the last 2 months at least. We are a familiy of 3, our son turning 3 in June, about to relocate to Singapore in June this year. I will be working in CBD, my wife will stay home, and ...

Thanks for getting back so quickly. To be clear: There is a school-provided bus service and I understand there is a driver and an "bus lady" in each bus to make sure kids are safe. So my question is realöly around child seats and physical safety here. If all the other kids on the bus of course are...

Hello All, this is my first post in this forum, I have been following the threads here for a time and want to remark upfront that I really appreciate the comprehensive resource afforded by this forum to anyone looking to relocate to Singapore. For me, a move to Singapore is in the making. Most likel...