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Old 02-07-2012, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by sohck View Post
The business environment here in Asia is such: if we make a commitment (verbal or written) we stick to it. The question here is not the paperwork - even if you have signed the employment contract, you could still back out of it - no company will insist that you have to give them 30 days notice if you haven't even started work!
Alas, it happened to a friend of mine. She had to serve the 1 month as an employee to avoid paying the new employer she signed up with. I personally found it counter-productive for both parties.
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