New rules going to be implemented to hire foreigners

Thanks for posting this.
I am especially happy about two changes:
- The introduction of the Employment Claims Tribunal as a way to solve employment issues without going to court (which so far was the only way and involves high psychological and financial barriers).
- Somewhat more clarification (although the exact criteria are still opaque) about how companies are judged to hire too many foreigners.

this is good to know information for people like that moving to Singapore to look for a job.

this August Im moving to Singapore hope I will have a good job and reliable company.

Thank you!

I am planning to go Singapore next month. Can I find job on visit visa? or what should I do to find job when I go there? Please help.

Thank you

It is of course possible to look for jobs while here on a visit, but it is unlikely that your search and the subsequent work visa application willl be completed before your short-term visa expires.
You should therefore start sending applications before your visit, and focus on areas where you have special skills that are rare and in demand in Singapore.

you will get a job in here if:
1- you are asian.never mind your nationality status,whether you are a PR OR NOT.as long as you are ASIAN you will get a job
2- in the other hand if you are NOT an ASIAN.you will need:
enough money to stay here or.start your business
or else someone need to "sponsor " you!
3- a company  referral" from your country of origin
otherwise.forget about stay in Singapore and get a job if you are NOT ASIAN! employers will not entertain you otherwise.
even if your spouse is local and you have lived in here for the past 100 years of your life!
The governments should be aware of it.because..although they keep on send wives foreigner resident of singaporean wives, to get a job or contribute with CPF ,the employers does not care if you husband is local and old and will get retired,as long as you are not ASIAN it will be very very hard for you to get a job in here!

mari9 wrote:

you will get a job in here if:
1- you are asian.never mind your nationality status,whether you are a PR OR NOT.as long as you are ASIAN you will get a job
2- in the other hand if you are NOT an ASIAN.you will need:
enough money to stay here or.start your business
or else someone need to "sponsor " you!
3- a company  referral" from your country of origin
otherwise.forget about stay in Singapore and get a job if you are NOT ASIAN! employers will not entertain you otherwise.
even if your spouse is local and you have lived in here for the past 100 years of your life!
The governments should be aware of it.because..although they keep on send wives foreigner resident of singaporean wives, to get a job or contribute with CPF ,the employers does not care if you husband is local and old and will get retired,as long as you are not ASIAN it will be very very hard for you to get a job in here!

I am sorry that you made negative experiences regarding job search in Singapore.
But this is NOT what me and many of my friends encountered!
I (European) stayed in Singapore 12 years, found my first job (as a fresh graduate!) and all of the subsequent four (two of them at purely local companies, only one headquartered in my country) entirely without connections or referals and never felt treated worse than the locals (one of whom I eventially married) - on the contrary, I found that some Asians were treated far worse than me (there is a certain tendency for discimination against darker skins here!)
I also became PR effortlessly and almost bought an HDB (we decided against it in the end in order not to be tied down). Despite living abroad now, I keep my CPF intact, because I think it's one of the best investment opportunities in the world, and also because I want to come back one day.
I really have to thank Singapore for the wonderful chances it presented me - but of course it is always possible to only see a glass half empty.
Your claim that you found no job just because of your nationality is certainly wrong in this most meritocratic society on earth. You must have done something else wrong!

hello,how could yo proof that you are an European?
and how can  you proof that i ve done "something wrong" if i had dude,i would be in jail now
i came here 36 year ago.when i was LESS and i mean LESS than 18 year old!
unlike your all i was not an adult yet.and have since..from 83..when my local husband who is 12 years my senior..brought me in here from brazil
now do you have proof that,i ve done something "wrong" what is "wrong" for you?
brought up a family of 4 ..sons and daughters.now aged between 22 and 34 year old and a grandchild now 12 years old?dedicate my life to this family..since 83 and since 83 i been looking for a job
you do have..you are male..maybe that is reason why,,and you do not come from latin americas
is there any other latin american who look like me and work in here?
IF a MAN  or even a woman..bring a minor to their country.they are responsible for this person!
and if this man cannot make.a business for this minor to work with him..she should be allowed a job.given that she has spent..36 years of her life in that country and is already eligible to find a job,
i wanted to return to my country in the same year to continue my studies ..before you think..
why havent you return to your country then?
well i could not.he did not pay my ticket back..
so do not judge..man.i ve worked in kfc and they did not wanted me to punch up.or record my days of work..came pay day i was not " paid"
your story is different.not sure if you are a "dude" or woman,however you came here OLD ALREADY AHH
not a teen.like it was my case..did not have the chance to continue my studies
so do not judge..ok?!!
my story here is different....man!! and be glad that it is not your case
and today..36 year old later.this man i got married with who is a local..is getting old and got retire.and i need to support myself.and even between raising kids.i tried many times to get a job.but,it was not easy..i m not a lazy bum.cos i been working back home in kindergarten..in my mother's grange.since i was 12 year old...very hard working!! ok? so do not judge! listen to our story first.

i have pride and dignity..man..i do not come to ones country to ."beg" for jobs.if i do.is because i need it! and i m eligible to it
even today.when they ask my ..nationality they won't give me a job.and while in their adv.they claim that.their work premises is near by where i live..once they find out where i come from and that i m from certain country..they say
ahh sorry we have only "vacancy " in town  only,they change subject,immediately and end up conversations
i been into jobs in hotel here.where i was asked to "return home'i m   not even lying!!
it was in mandarin hotel.so i ask them to take back their job!
i even applied for a job in an agency near by where i stay.up to now i wait for their call
also,i went to look for a job through an agent in coffee shop in raffles,once the man saw me he said
:she is too "small" for the job.which was kitchen job! at which the agent replied
sometimes ladies can be "small" sized.but.they are strong nevertheless.as if Asian girls were that big anyways.so you see?
you cannot compare your case with mine!
i know it is not the local government faults..but yes the people i do not therefore.blame the government of Singapore however by right i m eligible for a job.or this man return to my country to open up a business in there or open up a business in here for i.cannot wait for adult unfilial sons and daughters, neither can i wait for governments.once i get aged to care for my well being.
do you understand now my predicament"??  i did not came here to find a job
someone local. brought me here nearly 36 years ago..thus do not judge..try to find out other's story first! ok?
moreover my post is for all the deluded brazilian out there..who thinks that they can just come and get a job.without any referral..specially so if they are a woman..unless off course they got referral ,qualification.or enough $$$ to open up business.
we got be...realistic..man.not complacent..or delusional..you are not a teen like i were..in 83..i feel,thus .think!! ..and rationalize!!
and i can proof to you this.although it is case by cases basis..the best time to get a job here for me was in the beginning.of 2000.however i had a  hyperactive boy to mind.at the time still very small,so i did not stayed in the job.which they accepted me only because they wanted to complete their quota for Christmas,it was a temporally job as a checker

hi,do you still got vacancy for this job?
2/13 10:09 PM
mt.1
Where do u stay in SG n what's your name?
2/13 11:50 PM
i stay and i m over 50 year old
2/14 12:49 AM
We need service crew instead of dishwasher
the job was about dishwashing.but once he heard that i m not a citizen,he changed for another position.which pays less.If u want at Jem.
2/14 10:03 AM
mt.1
6 days, 8+1 hours ie 8 hrs working, 1 hr rest
2/14 10:04 AM
yes i want,but... any requirements? i m a  50 plus year old PR,my husband is local.and what is the working hrs?
2/14 10:23 PM
From 1 to 10 pm, 6 days..
2/14 10:59 PM
mt.1
Training will be provided
2/14 11:00 PM
ah ok.that is fine with me.thanks
2/14 11:42 PM
What is your name?
2 days ago 6:55 AM
Can I arrange an interview for you?
2 days ago 6:55 AM
mt.1
What's your mobile number?
Thus i gave them.my particulars and this what was the reply:yesterday 10:05 PM
The work location is at Raffles City Shopping Centre.
12 to 10pm
6 days
yesterday 10:06 PM
it changed already from jem jurong east to raffles.which is further from where i stay.
and have more.once i called for a job in ikea..the dude at the other side.asked:
singaporean?
me- explained all about myself
dude:
brazil"????? come all the way to work here? no no no no more vacancy
once my neighbour,also looked for a job for me a malay lady i know for ages.
once they found out where i from..they did not called.
hey! i m not lying i could even proof in the flesh.if theres were a reality show
ok? i have no more age to lie.i ve lived enough not to play games!