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Thanks everybody. SMS, so what do you prefer, when you want to fire someone for being a misfit, since you are a HR, and why? 1)Notify employee officially that they are going to be terminated 2)Ask them off the record, to tender their resignation, so officially it looks like the employee resigned on ...

Well point noted, But for an increment of 50k for example, i dont think i will make such a decision which will allow me to jump to another country. Seriously, it will be a whole new move, not to forget my kids and my wife all belong here. Any serious advises I think you might have to just wait it o...

No my company doesn't have severance package. I think in Asia the norm is to ask people to resign on their own rather than terminate them. I was just wondering what are the legal implications if your manager asks you to resign but you don't. I think the main impact could be for reference checks. If ...

I noticed that in my company, my manager has let go many people, in between their contract, due to performance reasons. But in all cases he asks people to resign instead of firing them. I wonder what if I refuse to resign? I am wondering if my manager is having an easy way out by asking people to re...

Hi Strong Eagle, Just wanted to say a big thank you, to you. You were perfectly right in your assessment that my company indeed had budget issues which is why my contract renewal got delayed. Eventually they renewed it just 2 weeks before expiry and but it was for only 6 months. It was kind of shock...

Hello everybody,

Just to update for the sake of others, my EP took 3 days for approval. Just like Ed. I also verbally informed my boss that got an offer and then officially resigned after the EP got approved. All seems to be going on well. Thanks everyone!

Thanks mate, I will update here about how it goes.

ed. wrote:From what I've heard. 2 months notice period is common in Singapore. My offer letter states a 2 month notice period if I leave my Singaporean employer. Try it and see. Are you going through a recruiter or direct?

Thanks. I am going through a recruiter. Yes, I will definitely try it.

Thanks Ed. That's interesting. For me as well the best case would be to negotiate 2 months of time before joining the new company. I will try this. But I wonder if 2 months is too late. My relationship with my team lead has been good, but then with these things you never know. The HR might have thei...

ed. wrote:I did what you mentioned and advised the new employer I would not be giving my existing employer notice until my ipa letter was issued. They were ok with that.


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Ed. How long did your ep approval take?

To be on the safe side I could resign after I see how the EP approval goes.

Hello everybody, I have got a new permanent job offer and its a big local company. They have already fulfilled the 2 week criteria of job ad on jobsbank. What are the chances of EP approval? Anyone recently had issues with getting brand new EPs recently? I may consider not resigning until my EP is a...

SundayMorningStaple, I just look at the MoM site and it appears to be contradictory to what you stated: http://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/termination-of-employment/termination-with-notice If you apply for annual leave during your notice period, and your employer approves it: You will be pai...

Thanks a lot SundayMorningStaple, really appreciate the info you have given.

What would your advice be for me, in this scenario?

Can I take leave during notice period? There is no leave encashment in our company.