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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not trying to be mean.... but as a lawyer, regardless whether you're an employment lawyer or not, surely you would know your rights as to your employment contract?

uni and part b never teach employment law

Originally Posted by Unregistered

uni and part b never teach employment law

With this kind of attitude, it is no wonder that you were selected for artificial retrenchment.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

With this kind of attitude, it is no wonder that you were selected for artificial retrenchment.

OP here who was let go. I am not that guy who commented part b/uni never teach. Anyway, I am aware of my rights, but insisting on my legal rights in this industry may not bode well for me in the future. As mentioned, the industry is small and would I want to go against a firm with infinitely more resources than I do? Definitely not. I just wanted to gather practical advice on how to move forward from here.

Thanks for all the responses so far.

Hi to OP getting fired, do you happen to be from a 4 letter medium firm with a "power couple" and located at CapitalLand Commercial Limited? Heard they're firing people

Originally Posted by Unregistered

OP here who was let go. I am not that guy who commented part b/uni never teach. Anyway, I am aware of my rights, but insisting on my legal rights in this industry may not bode well for me in the future. As mentioned, the industry is small and would I want to go against a firm with infinitely more resources than I do? Definitely not. I just wanted to gather practical advice on how to move forward from here.

Thanks for all the responses so far.

your instincts are correct.

your next employer may contact your current firm to conduct a reference check.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

OP here who was let go. I am not that guy who commented part b/uni never teach. Anyway, I am aware of my rights, but insisting on my legal rights in this industry may not bode well for me in the future. As mentioned, the industry is small and would I want to go against a firm with infinitely more resources than I do? Definitely not. I just wanted to gather practical advice on how to move forward from here.

Thanks for all the responses so far.

I think - no need to fear. Going through the TADM and Employment Claims Tribunal claims processes are quite affordable, and although TADM does drag, it's not for that long. I don't see any issues with stating your legal rights in a firm but reasonable manner. Don't see reasonable law firms elsewhere seeing your doing that as an issue.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

your instincts are correct.

your next employer may contact your current firm to conduct a reference check.

Oh but true about the reference check. You'd probably want to negotiate in a calm and reasonable way, without agitating your employer. You may have to accept something less - e.g. a shorter notice period, in order for a little more comfort that your ex-employer might be less inclined to give you an unfavourable reference.

Also, not everyone checks references from the candidate's previous firm, so there's some further uncertainty to this option.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

My partner just asked me to find a new job or resign by the end of August (even if I have no offer then). I’m not an employment lawyer but forced resignation doesn’t sound right to me? What are my rights right now? I was so shocked when I received the news, and I told the partner that I will start looking. My end year review was satisfactory so this really came as a shocker. The reasons cited were pretty vague as well, being a mix of performance and excess manpower.

u got retrenched la bodoh

if they didnt make it clear to u that they will pay u salary in lieu which is ur right

then put it in writing to them la

any issues just nego first

cannot settle then go tadm

dont post about it online with identifying details

dont sue for your salary in lieu

this is why lawyers shouldnt act for themselves. client owe/owed money they know what to do. ownself owe/owed money they kalang kabok

the funniest kinds are the divorce/poha ones. for client they can summon the dragon the tiger all. then the very same ones kena cheated on or stalked/harassed they curl up one corner and cry

malu ttm

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi to OP getting fired, do you happen to be from a 4 letter medium firm with a "power couple" and located at CapitalLand Commercial Limited? Heard they're firing people

No, but a nearby firm 200m away located in a building that rhymes with KFC.

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