Singapore is considered to be amongst
the best employment hubs in the world, but getting there is not a piece of
cake. Indeed, you have to earn your Singapore work pass or permit so that you
can freely move around and work under secure conditions. Whether you are
Malaysian worker or an expat, you have to select either of the options given by
the government in the form of work permit. These permits vary on the basis of
the tenure of stay and purpose mainly. Also, your wage would be the major
determinant of the employment pass you would be getting.
On a general scale, employment passes
are assigned to those who have earnings of more than 2800 SGD per month.
However, work visas are given to those who earn on low scale.
General Requirements
For employment, age is checked as the
first thing, minimum age is 16. However, Malaysian who apply for work permit
must be under 58 years on age; whilst, other nationalities must not be more
than 50 years when they apply. There are lots of other basic requirements that
are to be fulfilled by the employee including:
·
Medical examinations
·
Provide upkeep
·
Maintenance
·
Eventual repatriation
Various Types of Work Permits
Employment passes is draft for those
who are coming to Singapore for managerial positions; these include the executive
positions and specialized jobs. In case you are an entrepreneur, or want to
settle new business there, you would need a different entry pass.
EP- Employment Pass:
As mentioned before, EP is for all
senior level management positions. They are further split into:
- P1 EP for expats who earn a fixed monthly wage of 8,000 SGD
- P2 EP for expats who earn fixed monthly wage of 4,500 SGD
- Q1 EP is assigned to young graduates who have a minimum income of 3,000 SGD; or, it is also for other applicants who have higher monthly wages and years of work experience
These passes you cannot get until and
unless your sponsor signs the agreement with you. Sponsor is basically the
company or your well-settled Singaporean relatives.
PEP - Personalized Employment Pass
This I a special type of work permit;
these include the following conditions:
·
Minimum of fixed SGD 18,000 salary in
overseas employment
·
Have a P1 Pass, and minimum of SGD
12,000 each month
After 2012 December, the government has
changed the minimum annual wage, and now it is between 34000 SGD to 144,000
SGD. This never indicates that Singaporean Government is not interested in
making employment common. They have recently launched exclusive passes through
which quality professionals can be called to the region for growth and
development.
