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Miss Swan,

Looks like remaining in Aus might be better then. I was wondering... wouldnt companies need senior embedded software engineers to do the coding, prototyping, etc? Or even in the R&D? Maybe it is cheaper to get them from China and India too?

Hi ifonly, my sympathies to your situation... First, are you an Australian citizen or a Permanent Resident who's still holding SG citizenship? And what's the salary range you're expecting? I'm not sure about the salary packages now as I've been away from Singapore for 3 years...entirely out of touch...

You are right, Steve. I would definitely have more help if we move back to Sg since I have my family there. But, unfortunately, my mother passed away a few years ago so there is no way of helping us. You see, my husband's family is in Melbourne, while we live in Brisbane, that means we really have n...

ifonly, I am in the same situation as you with my Singaporean wife wanting to return to Singapore. I have looked at all the salaries which tend to be around 50% less than what I am making in the U.S. as an Engineer. My decision to move to Singapore makes no financial sense but I am doing it purely ...

That I fully understand. I was giving you a POV from an HR practitioner's perspective. Why should I hire someone on expat salaries knowing that the applicant is doing so just to get a higher salary & perks when I also know that the spouse is local and the applicant could easily get PR. (I work for ...

Additionally, most HR types would probably question why you don't apply for Singapore PR for your husband seeing that you are a Singaporean Citizen. I doubt that they would be willing to pay expat wages & perks knowing it is easy-peasy to get PR based on family ties. Hi SMS, thanks for the reply. R...

I am speculating but perhaps those jobs are low paying relative to Australia - - there are huge amounts of locals and expats from India and China with such backgrounds willing to work for relatively lower salaries - it MAY be a field where expat salaries are not abundant. ???? Hi Nowaydude, thanks ...

Hi, my husband is australian(I am Singaporean), hardware and software engineer with 15 years of sales experience and has the ability to set up production lines. We are looking to move back to Sg as we have just had a new baby, but all the job sites that we have looked at dont pay much at all. How do...