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Singapore / Employment Pass / Visa Requirements – Immigration Matters

26 Oct 2009 - Published in Blog

If I am an Employment Pass holder, can my spouse work in Singapore? If you hold an Employment Pass, your spouse is eligible to apply for a Dependant Pass and thereafter to obtain a consent from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to work in Singapore. Who is eligible to apply for an ... Read More

Benefits of Having an Employment Contract

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Over time the need to have a written employment contract has become a necessity. In the past employers and employees used to make verbal agreements concerning the rights and obligation of their employment relationship. Since verbal agreements are difficult to prove, these days, contract of service are preserved in a written ... Read More

Singapore – Foreign Manpower Quota Increased

22 Oct 2009 - Published in Blog

The recent announcement on relaxed foreign worker policy brings good news for SMEs in marine and construction industry facing severe manpower shortage. It is estimated that the booming industry will escalate the demand for skilled and semi skilled workers in the next few years. After a careful analysis of the ... Read More

Shareholder Agreement

21 Oct 2009 - Published in Blog

This article discusses the uses of formal agreements between shareholders of a private company and the company. The term "shareholder agreement" is used to describe such agreements, although differences in scope of such agreements means that the term is not really a hint as to the contents of the agreement. Some ... Read More

Singapore – A Pro – Business Environment

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Singapore has an excellent pro-business infrastructure which is favoured by many business corporations worldwide. The Swiss-based World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Singapore the most competitive country in the world in its new global Competitiveness Index of 49 countries. The WEF Competitiveness Index measures the prospects for economic growth over ... Read More