Singapore will be raising the qualifying salary requirements for Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders starting 1 January 2027, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced during the Budget 2026 speech.These updates are part of Singapore’s continued efforts to remain open to global talent while ensuring that Singaporeans remain at the…
Investigations are under way into what a support group for migrant workers brands a “job scam” centred on misuse of work passes. Training Employment Passes give foreign students and intra-corporate trainees the right to work here for three months, but they have allegedly been used to employ foreign workers in…
There will be no hard cap on how long a migrant worker can work here from July 1, 2025, in a move that is set to reshape Singapore’s foreign workforce for years to come.Currently, work permit holders can be employed here for a limit of 14 to 26 years. This…
SINGAPORE – From Jan 1, 2025, hawker stallholders will be able to hire from a larger pool of long-term visit pass holders in a move to mitigate rising manpower costs, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon told Parliament on Oct 14.Holders of these passes…