Hi Everyone,
I am a Malaysian who applied to a variety of Singaporean companies. Presently, I obtained an offer for SDG4,200.00 per month as an in-house legal counsel / legal executive. On this, I was made to understand that the company does not have a quota for an S-pass and will only be able to go with an Employment pass (this was made clear on 2 separate occasions).
Having done my own research, I note that there is a minimum of at least SGD5,000.00 (that scales with age). Despite my queries to the potential employer, they noted that this is not an issue as they did their own assessment on MOM which said I am likely to obtain EP with the offered salary as I am 'Malaysian'. No further explanations were given nor were there any legal basis pointed out to me to justify the exception based on nationality.
As it stands, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place as the potential employer is insistent that there will be no issues with the EP (from a salary standpoint - they even noted that they managed to obtain EP for another Malaysian candidate in the past). Further queries will likely only result in a hostile relationship before the commencement of work.
My query now is whether there is any basis to what the potential employer is saying or assuring. Or is the EP doomed to fail and the potential employer is negligent in their understanding of the immigration law?
Thank you everyone!