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Jeez Im just wondering if what Im done is legal or not and how the law considers the situation.

Sundaymorningstaple's reply is consistant with my own research. Damn !!

Hi, a query for all you legal eagles and wanna-be's. Ive just lent some money to a friend. Its not pocket money but its not big bucks either. Put it in black and white with names, amount and interest so we are both comfortable. The issue is the SG government seems to be going bananas about illegal m...

Unfortunately EP has been cancelled as left my previous job. So not that good. I will have to apply for new EP when something suitable comes up...hence the worry...

I worked in the investment banking side with mainly derivatives. Ive been told by my reruitment agency not to appear as knowledgeable as the hiring managers feel threatened.

Sorry i mean what product area or part of banking are you familiar with ?
I know HR can be really stupid when u have taken a big break..Ive been in the same situation....

Maybe you have to much experience and are scaring the hiring managers ? Ive found a lot of locals are in senior positions when in the States or the UK they would only be in junior roles given their lack of experience and knowledge . Whats your background ?

Cheers Sundaymorningstaple

Ive got a Q pass so near enough to the top. I guess I got Q because even if I have a Masters degree Im still on the lower salary rungs. Ive found HR to be very stubborn here and thats being diplomatic...

Id be very interested to know the outcome of this. When I resigned from my previous job HR made a veiled threat saying MOM rejects EP requests for people who change jobs. (This is my first job in Singapore). At the time I passed it off as a way of making me reconsider my resignation, as I had resign...

If you don't want to pay the money stay in the company for the additional 2 months. Just don't do any work....of course its a bit risky.

I see the contract as being clear. However the company has used a particular sequence of phrases to benefit (or protect) itself depending how you see it. Hence its really an 8 month minimum contract. Damn sneaky really...... My contract has similar content. At a glance (which is what most companies ...

Its no where near as big as SG or even Nick Leeson but if it started getting out of control the bank could lose its credit rating and other banks could use it as an excuse to dump on its shares. Its not the actual deals which are bad but the way some are structured. Essentially it would be a domino ...

Hi Im just a middle level bank clerk but have discovered some serious issues within the banks capital markets area which are being covered up. If these go the wrong way it could lead to the bank having serious financial problems with repercussions on other banks. There is currently an audit but the ...