My friend used to work for this company in Toa Payoh. Lets call
this company C1. She work there for less than 3 months. During that
3 months which the company call orientation month, she was told
that she can quit at any time during that time. But if she
continues, she will be required to serve the bond (a private
registered company having a bond!!!??) of 2 years. If they quit
within that 2 years, the company got the rights to seek payment as
compensation from the employee who quit (WTF!).
However, for my friend case, she quit on her 2nd month, so its
during the orientation period. She she gave the company her letter
of resignation on the first week of April (two weeks notice as per
normal before resigning). 2 weeks later, she quit C1.
But a few days back, a letter was sent to her home mailbox dated
5th of June asking her to pay up $3xxx as compensation to C1 for
the training they sent her during her stay in C1! 
She asked her friend to send her a copy of the 'contract' and in
the contract, it say 'the Company have the rights to seek
compensation from employee who quit during the 2 year bond..
blablabla..'. No lines in that contract ever mention anything about
the 3 months orientation period!
So why did C1 ask for payment when they said earlier verbally that
the first 3 months will be a so called orientation period when in
the contract is stated differently??
And is the letter received still valid as the date is dated on the
5th of June when my friend quit in April???
The letter stated that they give her 14 days to pay up or they will
refer the matter to the relevant authorities.
I find this company really sickening really! Friends have told her
how the company charged ex-employees thousands of dollars for
quiting. And her worse fear was revealed this week.
Anyone can help? Is there any ways she can defend herself?? Will
Ministry of Manpower or any ministers be able to help her?
