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by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 27 May 2012 4:14 pm
some0779,
I'm not sure where you are from, but obviously it's not Singapore. Here's a newsflash. Singapore interprets "their" laws the way "they" see fit. Just because the law might be more cut & dried/cast in stone, sacrosanct or tested differently in your country, doesn't mean Singapore has to interpret it that way. The way the contract reads, as you have put it to us, means you do not have a way out of the initial 12 month contract and are liable for that amount regardless of when you leave plus two months notice or 14 months. Continuing to try to tilt at the windmill is going to do you no good. In fact, as another poster mentioned, they could actually go after the full amount of the 24 months lease.
Why? Because the traditionally, the DC was created to help individuals who where being transferred by their employer back to the home office or to another country. A DC doesn't have to be honored by the LL unless you provide a letter from your current employer outlining the requirement by the employer to transfer you back as their decision.
The LL doesn't have to allow a DC if you are quitting your job of your own accord, so actually, you ought to be thankful that it's only costing you 5 months.
sms
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