A RECENT tightening of Philippine laws has made it tougher for employers in Singapore to hire Filipinas as domestic workers. Immigration screening has been stepped up, and those bound for jobs here without the proper papers have been stopped from leaving the country. The amendments to the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 [...]
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This is from POEA Advisory: The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration advises Filipino women intending to work as domestic helpers in Singapore to use the legal process of overseas employment and not rely on the services of travel agency operators who are moonlighting as employment agents. Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili, citing a report from the Philippine Overseas [...]
From Philippine Embassy Singapore: The Pag-IBIG Fund announced that effective 1 July 2010, the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA), under the 18 June 2010 Collection Servicing Agreement signed between the Fund and the POEA, has started collecting Pag-IBIG Fund membership contributions from departing OFWs. Under Republic Act 9679, Pag-IBIG membership is now a requirement for [...]
Well ladies and gentleman, it’s time to file your Income Tax Return before the deadline . You are required to send in your tax return if you have received an IRAS notice regardless of your income on or before April 15, 2009. I have just e-filed my B1 form today. I have been anticipating this [...]
For those who are planning to take their chances to hit the jackpot in Singapore, read and understand this information carefully. To summarize, it is an offense/illegal for employers and employment agencies to collect/receive any form of payment (whether monetary or in kind) in exchange for employment consideration. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) introduced new [...]
This might interest the working professionals in Singapore……. Maximum working hours as per Employment Act: An employee is not allowed to work for more than 12 hours within a day except in the following circumstances: a) Accident or threat of accident; b) Work that is essential to: i. the life of the community; . [...]
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Just got my monthly newsletter from efinancial careers and it was all pure bad news for those are in working the banking industry. Their top stories: Banks discuss tough times in recruitment “Junior candidates are especially scared of being last in, first out. They want to join a prudently run organisation. The monetary aspects of [...]
Is this supposed to be a joked? Anyway, keep reading…. In a large multinational company………….. A fire alarm rang at 4 PM in a large office when almost all employees were in office (approx 5000). As usual the entire office was evacuated within 3 mins & all employees gathered outside the office in the designated [...]
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In order to be competitive in this challenging times, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) updated the rule for how much “rebate” one could get back from the existing 50% to a whopping 80% on CITREP course fees. Imagine taking a course that would normally cost S$5000, you will only pay S$1000 after applying the [...]
After the IT Show, there will be another exhibit in Suntec this week. And this exhibit is necessary to stimulate the slowing economy. For those who are currently looking for a job or those who are contemplating for a change in environment, check out JobDB’s Career Expo this weekend. DATE: 20 – 22 March [...]
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