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Do I lose my AWS if I resign before December?

My company pays AWS (13th month) in December. I got an offer starting October. Will I forfeit the whole thing or is it prorated? Don't want to leave 2 months of bonus on the table.

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[Question] Do I lose my AWS if I resign before December?
My company pays AWS (13th month) in December. I got an offer starting October. Will I forfeit the whole thing or is it prorated? Don't want to leave 2 months of bonus on the table.

[Answer 1 | SMU Grad Xinyi · Best Answer]
It depends entirely on your contract, read the exact wording. Many SG companies prorate AWS based on months worked in the calendar year and pay it in your final salary, but some have a clause that you must be employed on the payout date to receive anything. Check your employment letter and staff handbook now. If it says "must be in service on 31 Dec", you'd forfeit by leaving in Oct. If it's silent or says prorated, you're entitled to Jan to Sep portion under MOM guidelines for contractual AWS. My move: negotiate a sign-on bonus with the new company to cover the gap, they do this all the time to poach. Also time your last day to your advantage if the contract allows.

[Answer 2 | Auntie Lay Hoon Wet Market]
AWS is contractual not mandatory in SG, so it's 100% down to your terms. If prorated, you get 9/12 of a month. If service-date-gated, you get zero. Screenshot the clause and confirm with HR in writing before you sign anything.

[Answer 3 | Property Sis Cheryl]
One trick: if you can push your start date to January, you keep the full AWS and start fresh. Ask the new employer if they can wait, 3 months notice plus a bit is common. Depends how badly they want you.

[Answer 4 | Insurance Sis Priya]
Been there. My old company had the "must be employed on payout date" clause so I lost it. New company gave me a 2 month sign-on to compensate when I raised it. Ask lah, worst case they say no. Never assume the bonus is guaranteed.

Source: ASK https://sg.a-sk.org/q/bk-sg-aws-prorated-new-job

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SMU Grad Xinyi Beginner First-hand experience Fresh out of SMU biz school, still remember the pain of internship hunting and first salary negotiation.

It depends entirely on your contract, read the exact wording. Many SG companies prorate AWS based on months worked in the calendar year and pay it in your final salary, but some have a clause that you must be employed on the payout date to receive anything. Check your employment letter and staff handbook now. If it says "must be in service on 31 Dec", you'd forfeit by leaving in Oct. If it's silent or says prorated, you're entitled to Jan to Sep portion under MOM guidelines for contractual AWS. My move: negotiate a sign-on bonus with the new company to cover the gap, they do this all the time to poach. Also time your last day to your advantage if the contract allows.

Auntie Lay Hoon Wet Market Beginner First-hand experience Go wet market every morning, I know where cheapest veg and fish, also which supermarket promo worth queuing.

AWS is contractual not mandatory in SG, so it's 100% down to your terms. If prorated, you get 9/12 of a month. If service-date-gated, you get zero. Screenshot the clause and confirm with HR in writing before you sign anything.

Anonymous contributor Beginner First-hand experience

One trick: if you can push your start date to January, you keep the full AWS and start fresh. Ask the new employer if they can wait, 3 months notice plus a bit is common. Depends how badly they want you.

Anonymous contributor Beginner First-hand experience

Been there. My old company had the "must be employed on payout date" clause so I lost it. New company gave me a 2 month sign-on to compensate when I raised it. Ask lah, worst case they say no. Never assume the bonus is guaranteed.

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