Damn! So this must be the thing, SMS and others were hinting about regarding PEP holders who dont meet the new requirements, getting shafted. Now it wont be so easy to get an EP, also.Companies with 25 or fewer employees will be exempt from the new rules, as well as jobs that pay a fixed monthly salary of S$12,000 or more, according to the statement.
I imagine PR's won't end up in the job bank but hiring managers who hire them would fulfil the requirement of hiring SC's. I guess we will find out.aksri wrote:Though this is a good move by the Government and commendable but then it is silent on the status of PR's .
There could be PR's who are in the verge of taking citizenship have been contributing everything in and to Singapore than their country of origin .Can anyone clarify this point ?
Its a job bank, not a candidate's bank like in Australia.PNGMK wrote:I imagine PR's won't end up in the job bank but hiring managers who hire them would fulfil the requirement of hiring SC's. I guess we will find out.aksri wrote:Though this is a good move by the Government and commendable but then it is silent on the status of PR's .
There could be PR's who are in the verge of taking citizenship have been contributing everything in and to Singapore than their country of origin .Can anyone clarify this point ?
Firms will be given some lead time to transit for their existing pool of Employment Pass holders. Existing EP holders whose passes expire before January will receive a one-time renewal based on the existing EP criteria.
Those whose passes expire between January 1 and June 30, 2014 will receive a one-time renewal of up to one year based on the existing EP criteria. After 30 June 2014, all existing EP holders will have to meet the new criteria.
Separately from January, the qualifying salary for new EP applications will be raised from S$3,000 to S$3,300. The ministry said this is in line with rising salaries.
Yup. Pure speculation at this point, but I would think you would need an account to access it, and those will only be given to Singaporeans and hiring companies.Wd40 wrote:Its a job bank, not a candidate's bank like in Australia.PNGMK wrote:I imagine PR's won't end up in the job bank but hiring managers who hire them would fulfil the requirement of hiring SC's. I guess we will find out.aksri wrote:Though this is a good move by the Government and commendable but then it is silent on the status of PR's .
There could be PR's who are in the verge of taking citizenship have been contributing everything in and to Singapore than their country of origin .Can anyone clarify this point ?
They dont want to remove the sting from the move. If they use the word PR in the 1st release itself, then those TRE types, will just pounce on it and ignore the rest of the article.AngMoG wrote:I wouldn't bet on that. There is no mention of PRs, I'd assume they do not get access to the national job bank. But who knows, we'll have to wait and see until they clarify.Wd40 wrote:For employment purposes, PR = Singaporean. I dont see that changing with regards to this rule.
Good point...Wd40 wrote:They dont want to remove the sting from the move. If they use the word PR in the 1st release itself, then those TRE types, will just pounce on it and ignore the rest of the article.AngMoG wrote:I wouldn't bet on that. There is no mention of PRs, I'd assume they do not get access to the national job bank. But who knows, we'll have to wait and see until they clarify.Wd40 wrote:For employment purposes, PR = Singaporean. I dont see that changing with regards to this rule.
Since they haven't specifically mentioned that PRs are excluded, its fair to assume that PR = Singaporean as was always the case for employment purposes.
Wd40 wrote:This is common in Europe as well, isn't it? I believe in UK, you must 1st give preference to UK candidates and then to EU candidates and finally rest of the world.
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