author on July 16th, 2009

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 since [...]

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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 Work [...]

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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 [...]

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palaleng on June 28th, 2009

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 [...]

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author on June 24th, 2009

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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author on March 18th, 2009

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 2009 [...]

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