Is it a company provided phone ? If not switch to Android and feign ignorance.WorkinginSG wrote:I have been living and working in Singapore for just over 1 year, now, for a British firm. As an American, where there are labor laws, I do not know what the laws are in Singapore. Therefore, I would like to ask for some advice. I was "demanded" by my boss to change my personal LinkedIn profile to advertise and highlight him, and, today, was asked to turn on "locate your friends" on my iPhone so he can track my whereabouts like a dog. Is this legal???? I know this absolutely is not in the U.S. I continued here with this company at an 80% paycut from what I am used to in the U.S. with no healthcare coverage other than my own through my bank. Is this normal? I know that labor laws are not enforced here, but just wanted to see if I had any rights as an employee? Thank you!
This isn't a question of labor law, this is a question of privacy law. For sure, your where-abouts 24 hours per day could certainly be considered personal data and cannot be collected without your consent. And probably, you cannot be coerced into putting information onto a personal web page that you don't wish to publish.WorkinginSG wrote:I have been living and working in Singapore for just over 1 year, now, for a British firm. As an American, where there are labor laws, I do not know what the laws are in Singapore. Therefore, I would like to ask for some advice. I was "demanded" by my boss to change my personal LinkedIn profile to advertise and highlight him, and, today, was asked to turn on "locate your friends" on my iPhone so he can track my whereabouts like a dog. Is this legal???? I know this absolutely is not in the U.S. I continued here with this company at an 80% paycut from what I am used to in the U.S. with no healthcare coverage other than my own through my bank. Is this normal? I know that labor laws are not enforced here, but just wanted to see if I had any rights as an employee? Thank you!
In addition to the suggestions given out, I would like to remind you about Singapore Employment Law.WorkinginSG wrote:I do feel quite bullied and have been under a lot of stress and don't sleep well, as on top of all of that, though hitting my targets discussed, am threatened weekly that I may be let go if performance falls disregarding the current market situation.
Why not? I mean, is your contract worded this way that the company has to wait till the last day of the contract or they can terminate it giving you a notice (2-3 months for example)? If the later, there is nothing you can do.WorkinginSG wrote:I do feel quite bullied and have been under a lot of stress and don't sleep well, as on top of all of that, though hitting my targets discussed, am threatened weekly that I may be let go if performance falls disregarding the current market situation.
Well, I have seen the worst case scenariosx9200 wrote:You refuse, he will give you a termination notice. It is not like a fair and solid reason is needed to fire. Such clauses in the contract are typically unconditional, so are not linked, for example, to your performance.
A different scenario would be if you refused and he fires you immediately based on disciplinary action, but I doubt this would be the case.
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