Company plans to cut Singapore worker’s salary by 40% after probation, gives him 1 week to decide: ‘What would you do?’
SINGAPORE: An aggrieved worker has shared that his company plans to cut his salary by as much as 40%, just two months after he passed his probation. Detailing his dilemma in a post on the r/singaporejobs subreddit, the worker said he currently holds a managerial role at a small agency. He joined the company at the start of the year and passed his probation in June. He said he was never given any…
A Singaporean employee who recently passed his probation at a managerial position in a small agency has been informed of a proposed 40% salary reduction, effective immediately. The worker, who has been with the company since the beginning of the year, claims he was never given any specific goals during his probation period and was never provided with the promised support.
Despite expressing disagreement with the performance reviews conducted by the company two months after his confirmation, the employee was still told he must respond to the pay cut within a week. The proposed change would leave him working at the same capacity for up to 12 months. The employee seeks advice from colleagues on what they would do in this situation, with many suggesting he negotiate or seek another job.
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