New EP application: rejected if salary too low or too high

I already replied to your other posting about the same topic:
Only MoM knows how MoM will view and decide in your case.You can find out by applying.
Do not resign from your current job until the new pass is approved!

Thank you, Beppi! Definitely I am not resigning, even tho my contract will terminate by end of July. For this reason I started to look for my next move few months in advance 🙏

Hello,
Sorry I couldn't find the similar thread for this, so posting it here.
Just to give a overview about me.

Indian
Salary- 4000 k
Pass- E pass.
Engineer Role
Experience will be 6 years this may.

I am bachelors and working with like a small R and D manufacturing company less than 10 employees. We have 3 locals and 1 local on traineeship,1 Dp and 1 more Epass. My present company wants to renew my pass,  but according to new guidelines by mom I must get at least 6.3 k for an Epass.

My question is can we apply for a S pass (same designation with hike 200 dollars) when we have 3 locals (with CPF) and 1 trainee local (no cpf) ?
As we are moving now from R and D to manufacturing setup, there is open role for a manager position and my boss wants to offer that with salary to 6.4 k for Epass.

My worry is if I stay in my present role whether my S pass application be rejected due to quota? If I take the manager position with more responsibilities will MOM question about the salary hike from 4000 to 6400?

Please guide me.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks,

Hi kjshdiucw,

I understand your concerns...it’s being tricky 😣

Kjshdiucw: Here is the relevant section of MoM's webpage (https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permi … quirements):

MoM wrote:

Under the existing quota, the number of S Pass holders your company can hire is capped at:
    10% of the company’s total workforce in the services sector.
    20% in the manufacturing sector.
    18% in all other sectors.

For employers that exceed the existing quota, they will:
    Be allowed to keep their excess workers until their S Passes expire.
    Not be able to apply for new or renew S Passes in excess of the quota.

Since, according to your description, your employer does not have a full space in their quota, they cannot get you on S-Pass.  (Futhermore, they will also lose the DP employee on the next renewal, as LoCs are no longer supported.)
The employer should in any case raise your pay to your market value of S$6300, otherwise you might be rejected for undercutting the local pay structure. Such a raise, especially when connected to a change in job description, should not be a concern. (But there are many other potential reasons why MoM would not approve - the employer better include a detailed description of their manufacturing plans, how  much local employment it would generate and why your presence is essential to this. It would sound more convincing if you have the managerial post!)

Hello Beppi,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I got your point.

Have a nice day ahead.