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Even give them min. wage that Sporns dun enjoy some more!
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THIS is in response to last Thursday's letter by Mr Chieng Chian Sing of Union Services, 'Unfair: Job-hopping foreign workers'.
As the owner of a small enterprise, I would like to share my experience on employment of foreign workers.
In the past couple of years, as Singapore strives to become a global city, we have made it easy for foreign workers to get an employment pass in Singapore.
We are a retail gift company which traditionally employs Singaporeans and Malaysians on work permit. In our quest to expand and upgrade our business, six months ago we started looking at employing Filipinos under the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) S-Pass scheme. This was after we realised our advertisements attracted mostly foreigners, in particular Filipinos. Few Singaporeans responded.
These were Filipino graduates who were generally well spoken and were given a pass to look for employment in Singapore for up to a year.
My company employed four Filipinos under S-Pass, but none stayed more than three months. I even helped one appeal to MOM when her application was rejected. She changed her mind at the last minute.
Unlike Singaporeans, these S-Pass holders are paid a minimum wage which applies even during their probation period when they cannot contribute as they learn.
The main problem is that it is easy for Filipinos to get a pass to come to Singapore and look for a job. While other nationalities may have only 14 days to find a replacement job, should they decide to quit, MOM gives Filipinos up to a year on a social visit pass to find a job. This means they can 'shop around' to find their dream job, which creates a problem for employers.
It would help if MOM limits the number of times these errant job seekers can apply for a work pass. Soh Yee How
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Keep tabs on foreign job-hoppers
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THIS is in response to last Thursday's letter by Mr Chieng Chian Sing of Union Services, 'Unfair: Job-hopping foreign workers'.
As the owner of a small enterprise, I would like to share my experience on employment of foreign workers.
In the past couple of years, as Singapore strives to become a global city, we have made it easy for foreign workers to get an employment pass in Singapore.
We are a retail gift company which traditionally employs Singaporeans and Malaysians on work permit. In our quest to expand and upgrade our business, six months ago we started looking at employing Filipinos under the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) S-Pass scheme. This was after we realised our advertisements attracted mostly foreigners, in particular Filipinos. Few Singaporeans responded.
These were Filipino graduates who were generally well spoken and were given a pass to look for employment in Singapore for up to a year.
My company employed four Filipinos under S-Pass, but none stayed more than three months. I even helped one appeal to MOM when her application was rejected. She changed her mind at the last minute.
Unlike Singaporeans, these S-Pass holders are paid a minimum wage which applies even during their probation period when they cannot contribute as they learn.
The main problem is that it is easy for Filipinos to get a pass to come to Singapore and look for a job. While other nationalities may have only 14 days to find a replacement job, should they decide to quit, MOM gives Filipinos up to a year on a social visit pass to find a job. This means they can 'shop around' to find their dream job, which creates a problem for employers.
It would help if MOM limits the number of times these errant job seekers can apply for a work pass. Soh Yee How
(im saying this for madmansg)??? MOM has to explain this man!!!
