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by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 04 Dec 2019 1:22 am
No contract in Singapore is valid until the work pass has been issued. At this point you only have the IPA (In Principle Approval) so you technically can back out as the contract only becomes valid when you start work which you cannot do until the IPA is changed to the employment pass. The body shop obviously will not look at it badly as you are part of their revenue stream. The potential new employer might be a bit miffed but at the end of the day you are still within your legal rights to reject the offer.
But, if you decide to move on at a later day away from the body shop (which is only temporary work as long as the client needs their services) you might have burned a bridge with a permanent employer which could, in the long term treat you better. If your client finishes their project and your services are no longer needed, if the body shop cannot find a new client, you will be going home as they will otherwise still have to pay you based on the amount quoted to the MOM in order to get your pass. You need to gamble a bit, do you want more money now with the potential of being unemployed at any time, or the potential security of a more permanent position which may allow for promotion and increases later (which you will NOT see in a body shop). Seriously, they choice is yours and I cannot make any recommendation either way. I spent 10 years as a Headhunters and I've seen them gamble and lose and gamble and win. It's a crap shoot especially in todays' economy where gig-jobs seem to be all the rage, but not for this old man. Think carefully.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers