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It might get deducted. By how much is what I'm willing to find out...

Hi everyone. I'm being offered a job that pays 8,000 sing dollars (gross). This is a one-month contract and they say they still need to find out whether the social security is included. -How much will my net pay be? -Will it make a big difference whether social security is included or not? -Are ther...

Hi everyone. I'd like to buy a spa treatment voucher for a Singaporean friend of mine who travels a lot, as a surprise. The thing is, I don't want this to be a cheesy or uninformed present. She has already done foot reflexology and full body massage. She lives in Singapore and knows places better th...

Thanks a bunch for your reply strong eagle. (as far as checking the place out, I was there last week for the 1st time and it sounds like I could definitely live there.) I've checked out the MOM website and all of these questions are not really answered in any detail. Does no one in Singapore (expat ...

Hi everyone! Five questions on employment...I'm a Cambridge graduate and have been working as a journalist in Paris for the past four years. i'll be moving to Sing in the next couple of months. I was there last week and established good contacts with potential employers (in research, I have an econo...

What I imagined is that it might be possible to find, say, a French citizen who needs a flatmate and would be willing to share his/her flat if I paid part of the rent in cash. But from what you're saying it sounds like authorities would take that as dodgy business. I guess it all boils down to findi...

Thanks for the advice + support! Without a job you'll have to pay cash for accomodation right?

Hi everyone! Newby here. Glad I found this site. I'm a journalist based in Paris; I'll be moving to Singapore early in feb 2005. By that time, I will only haved had a chance to save a month's worth of salary (about 4,000 Sing$). I'm already looking for a job but if I haven't got one by then I'll jus...