Please advise: about CPF contribution from employer

• zhaozhilong

  22 Nov 05, 22:09

  
  Hi, I have a question about CPF contribution from employer.
  
  I am currently considering an offer as an employee on contract. The contract says that the employer will not pay the EMPLOYER portion of CPF (which is 13%). Instead, I as the employee will have to pay both the employer & employee contribution of CPF from my salary. So, in total I pay 13 + 20 = 33% of my salary to CPF.
  
  According to my company's HR, they say they can do that because the contract says so. If I sign, I agree.
  
  So, my question is, is this lawful by singapore's law? Asking the employee to agree to pay all the CPF contributions? Thanks.
• *Thank You*

  22 Nov 05, 22:12

  Wa....u mean Liu Bei hiring u on such terms ah?
  
  Better go join Cao Cao then....
  
  
• Rhonda

  22 Nov 05, 23:57

  It doesn't sound right, not sure if they're on the wrong side of the law though.
  
  Here, call the CPF Call Centre at 1800-227-1188 from Mondays to Fridays 8:00am to 5:00pm and 8:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays, excluding public holidays. Get help from the professionals!
  
  Let us know how it turns out, ok?
• Rhonda

  22 Nov 05, 23:59

  I seriously don't think that making you sign a contract can totally absolve the employer from fulfilling their obligations. Not unless there's been some recent modification to the CPF policies that allows them to do so.
  
  I'm glad you asked this, because it seriously doesn't sound right. The employer might land in hot soup because of a possible violation.
  
  But, like I said previously, call up the CPF Board and ask.
• zhaozhilong

  23 Nov 05, 00:18

  
  Hey thanks. I'm going to bust Liu Bei's scam hahahaha......
  
  But actually just now a very knowledgable manager told me that he knows as a fact that IN MALAYSIA, an employer can do that to a CONTRACT employee. Not sure about Singapore though.
  
  If I get any answer from CPF Call Centre, I'll post it here.
  
  Thanks again.
• shinta

  23 Nov 05, 11:16

  based on what i noe, (and cos i haven read the papers for many mths.. its a lil outdated)
  
  an employee can request an employer to give him his salary without cpf.. so instead of taking 80% home, he now takes now the full sum of 100%.. and the employer won't have to contribute his 13%.
  
  the part on teh employee contributing both employer n employees contribution to cpf is not allowed.
• dragg

  23 Nov 05, 11:23

  Originally posted by zhaozhilong:

  Hi, I have a question about CPF contribution from employer.
  
  I am currently considering an offer as an employee on contract. The contract says that the employer will not pay the EMPLOYER portion of CPF (which is 13%). Instead, I as the employee will have to pay both the employer & employee contribution of CPF from my salary. So, in total I pay 13 + 20 = 33% of my salary to CPF.
  
  According to my company's HR, they say they can do that because the contract says so. If I sign, I agree.
  
  So, my question is, is this lawful by singapore's law? Asking the employee to agree to pay all the CPF contributions? Thanks.

  what you mentioned is not legal. it means you are contributing all the cpf. i.e. your employer is not paying you cpf at all. your payment is to cover up their wrong doing. how much salary are they paying you per month?
• Wanda

  23 Nov 05, 12:08

  Pls do some good and report the said co to CPF Board and/or Ministry of Manpower. Thank you.