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Annual Leave in Singapore -how does it compare to Australia?
Annual Leave in Singapore -how does it compare to Australia?
Hello,
I am close to accepting a offer for a job in Singapore with a multi-national technology company.
In Australia - annual leave is 20 days + public holidays + sick
The HR person in Singapore for this company is advising me that in Singapore the normal annual leave is - annual leave 14 days + public holidays + sick and that for every year of work you will receive an additional annual leave
Is this the normal annual leave for technology professionals in Singapore?
Keen to hear from forum goers
Thanks
I am close to accepting a offer for a job in Singapore with a multi-national technology company.
In Australia - annual leave is 20 days + public holidays + sick
The HR person in Singapore for this company is advising me that in Singapore the normal annual leave is - annual leave 14 days + public holidays + sick and that for every year of work you will receive an additional annual leave
Is this the normal annual leave for technology professionals in Singapore?
Keen to hear from forum goers
Thanks
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Actually it's not bad by local standards. The average starting annual leave for Singapore Companies not in the financial sector are around 10days/year +1 add'l/yr served. e.g., two calendar weeks/year + public hols (11/year - 12 if an election year - polling day) & Sick leave (14 days /years).
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Re: Annual Leave in Singapore -how does it compare to Austra
yes I get 16 days per year +public+sick days...........dubplate wrote:Hello,
I am close to accepting a offer for a job in Singapore with a multi-national technology company.
In Australia - annual leave is 20 days + public holidays + sick
The HR person in Singapore for this company is advising me that in Singapore the normal annual leave is - annual leave 14 days + public holidays + sick and that for every year of work you will receive an additional annual leave
Is this the normal annual leave for technology professionals in Singapore?
Keen to hear from forum goers
Thanks
I work in IT.........
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i got a question...if the election takes place this year will it happen on a weekday usually?do expats like us get the day off as well if the locals get the day off to vote?sundaymorningstaple wrote:Actually it's not bad by local standards. The average starting annual leave for Singapore Companies not in the financial sector are around 10days/year +1 add'l/yr served. e.g., two calendar weeks/year + public hols (11/year - 12 if an election year - polling day) & Sick leave (14 days /years).
I am on a local contract, I have 22 days annual leave.dubplate wrote:thanks for that.
do you know if many expats on local packages manage to negotiate successfully back up to 20 days annual leave + sick + public holidays???
or is it one of those things that is very hard to change?
I have been at the company a long time though.
Our New starters get 10 days
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