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Rikvin Releases an Overview of the Singapore Employment Act

25 Jan 2012 - Published in Press Releases

Singapore company registration specialists Rikvin has recently released a concise guide featuring the essential components of a Singapore employment contract.

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Singapore Work Pass Specialist Says Foreign Talent Critical to Sustain Growth

16 Jun 2011 - Published in Press Releases

Employment Situation Report by the Manpower Research and Statistics Department of the Ministry of Manpower was released recently. It revealed that employment creation in the first quarter of the year in Singapore was fairly strong with a total of 23,700 jobs created. It is slightly lower than that of last year’s figure, which was spiked due to the hiring spree of the then newly launched Integrated Resorts. The bulk of the new jobs are from the services sector followed by the construction sector.

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Singapore – a city of choice for business, work and relocation

22 Oct 2010 - Published in Blog

Private Limited Company is the most popular business entity in Singapore. Unlike business entities such as a Sole Proprietorship and Partnership, it has a separate legal status from its shareholders and directors who have limited liabilities for the debts and losses of the company. It has the rights to own properties. It usually has the words ‘Pte Ltd’ or ‘Ltd’ as part of its name. In many European countries or the US, it is commonly known as a corporation.

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Step by Step Singapore Company Setup Packages for Foreigners

Published in Blog

If you are a foreign company that wants to establish your corporate presence in Singapore, you have options for Singapore company registration, you can choose to register a Subsidiary Company, Branch Office or a Representative Office in Singapore. If you are a foreign entrepreneur or business professional who wants to incorporate a Singapore company, you have the option of setting up a company and relocate to Singapore or run your company operations without having to relocate to Singapore.If you are Singapore resident interested in setting up a business in Singapore you must decide on the right business entity that will meet your business needs. The most common three business entities available in Singapore are Sole Proprietorship, Limited Liability Partnership and Private Limited Company.

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Singapore Employment Pass – Work Visa for Professionals and Entrepreneurs

25 Aug 2010 - Published in Blog, Press Releases

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) allows the foreigner to apply for a Singapore Employment Pass after they have incorporated their Singapore Company to enable them to live and work in Singapore. The EP does not fall under any quota system nor is there a monthly levy charge for EP.

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Singapore Tops “Most Popular” Immigration Destination Survey

24 Aug 2010 - Published in Blog, Press Releases

Singapore has remained the top destination in the world in terms of attracting immigrants and workers, beating other neighbouring and western economic powerhouse, a recent Gallup survey told. The survey, which aims to calculate the member countries’ Potential Net Migration Index (PNMI), was conducted among 350, 000 people in some 148 countries from 2007 to [...]

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Study Shows Singapore Companies “Not Ready” for Re-employment of Older Workers

20 Aug 2010 - Published in Press Releases

A new study conducted by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) showed that more than half of the companies operating in Singapore do not have structured consultation process in line with the requirements of the Tripartite Guidelines on Reemployment of Older Employees. With this finding, employment experts said that any Singapore company should implement policies [...]

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Singapore residential units report higher rent

13 Jul 2010 - Published in Press Releases

The rental rates for residential units are scaling the peaks in property prices, with rents for condominiums boosting a price hike of 5.8 per cent over the first half of 2010. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has release data showing the surge in median rentals of non-landed residential properties to $32.41 per square metre (PSM) [...]