Hi Friends, I am currently working in Malaysia and having Malaysian Employment Pass(EP) , now I got a offer from Singapore. Can I leave Malaysia to Singapore without infroming my employer here and without cancellation of EP. If I do so, would I face any probelm in MOM singapore to get their EP or any other legal constraint ? Any help would be highly appreciated. Please note that I am not doing anything wrong illegal here. Only thing is my malaysian company have 2 months of notice period whereas my company in Singapore can not be ready for that. In that case I have no other option but to leave malaysia without cancellation of EP.
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Is not a Problem to Apply Singapore EP now, However If you hold Singapore EP , you must work here, how you going to answer Malaysia ? at the end ,you have to select only only country,if EP from MOM is approved. * if you hold any of EP ,and don't stay they for work, not only you have to paid Income Tax ,is may case great Problem to you and you employer .of course, no employer allow for that ! *
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MOM in Singapore will not check if you have EP anywhere else in the world when issuing you with an EP. However, it is wrong for you to leave Malaysia without informing your employer. That is a breach of contract and you will face problems getting an EP in Malaysia in the future should you try to get a job in Malaysia again. Depending on the circumstance of your departure (why would you leave a job without even resigning? Sounds suspicious to me) you may even be barred from or arresting upon entering Malaysia in the future if it's a criminal case. FYI, Singapore and Malaysia have extradition agreement, so you can be arrested in Singapore and sent back to Malaysia to face charges. Why not just resign after you have secured the job offer and approval for EP from Singapore? Why run? EDIT: Well, you do have an option to resign and provide compensation in lieu of the notice period you cannot serve. Please remember that Malaysia and Singapore are very close with many people and companies that deal with both countries. You do not want to leave behind a bad reputation that may catch up to you one day. And if you do leave your company without resigning, it is still wrong no matter what your excuse. While not criminally illegal, it is still wrong.
