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In Singapore they have the following system: if you want to hire a foreign worker you need to pay they more than the local worker for the same position. This en
by joak 3y ago
In Singapore they have the following system: if you want to hire a foreign worker you need to pay they more than the local worker for the same position. This ensures foreign workers don't steal jobs from locals. Another good thing is that there is no hard limit on the number of foreign workers you can hire.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoThey need that extra pay because private housing costs are really high.
- joak 3y agoSingapore housing costs are comparable to NYC's, SF's, Paris', London's etc... The thing is that you don't need a car (cars are super expensive though) So all in all Singapore is not expensive, average to low, compare with major first world cities
- esyir 3y agoI do recall some soft limits though. Back where I was, they tried to keep a certain number of locals on staff.
- joak 3y agoFor WP (work permit - unskilled jobs) there is ratio of local vs foreigners that needs to be enforced. For EP (employment pass - skilled jobs) there is no limit.
- klooney 3y agoTechnically the H1B system is designed to work that way, but in practice people don't believe it does because of the games you can play with titles and job descriptions.
- commandlinefan 3y ago> because of the games you can play Plus, when the workforce is 99% H1B visa holders, what does "local worker pay" even mean?