Does the human resource manager act in the best interest of the expatriate?
“Surely, the human resource manager will look after the best interest of the expatriate,” said Mr Jerio who had been looking for a waterfront 4-bedroom Costa Rhu condo with a $5,000 rental budget and had contacted me, an outside realtor. I would not comment as I did not believe this to be the case. By waterfront, he meant that the unit really fronted the crystal green Kallang River. See Costa Rhu pictures His company realtor had shown him a few units. He also made appointments and saw units himself. An outside agent advertised one waterfronting unit in the Straits Times newspaper for $5,500. However, the terms and conditions were not agreeable by both parties. He contacted me via email after surfing the internet and found www.asiahomes.com. I had the same unit he had seen with his company realtor and with the outside realtor. I was also an outside realtor. The Landlord was willing to lease it for $5,000 provided the Tenant (the company) pays the air conditioning maintenance. I told him
