In Singapore, expatriates hit by coronavirus pay cuts, lay-offs fear for future

Martha Liv used to think that living and working in Singapore would give her family a chance to save the money they needed to buy a home when they moved back to Europe. But ever since her husband was forced to take a 20 per cent pay cut in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the 36-year-old has been struggling to balance the books.A request to reduce the S$2,700 (US$1,948) they pay in rent each month was rejected by their landlord, leaving Liv to try and find ways to stretch the remainder of…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3088481/singapore-expatriates-hit-coronavirus-pay-cuts-lay-offs-fear