Work Pass News Update
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…
The trend follows the Labour Movement's advocacies to strengthen the Singaporean Core.As businesses adjust to policies such as the Complementarity Assessment (COMPASS) framework, the number of S Pass and Employment Pass (EP) holders continues to decline for the second consecutive quarter, according to the Manpower Ministry.The number of S Pass holders saw…
The monthly Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) for local employees (Singaporeans or Permanent Residents) will be adjusted from 1 July 2024 to keep pace with wage growth. The changes are as follows:LQS increased from $1,400 to $1,600.Half LQS limit increased from $700 to $800.Impact on Organisations' Work Permit and S Pass…
The number of Singapore resident professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) grew by 380,000 between 2013 and 2023, or more than seven times the growth of foreigners in similar jobs. Over the same period, the number of Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders increased by 50,000, Minister for Manpower…
A raft of changes to the foreign work pass system are set to keep up the skills bar of Singapore’s foreign workforce at all levels, while ensuring Singaporeans can get good jobs and enterprises here pursue innovation.Chief among these changes are an increase in the Employment Pass (EP) qualifying monthly…
Caution: Online Scammers Alert!Beware of Unauthorized Recruitment ActivitiesIt has come to the attention of WORKPASS PTE LTD that unauthorized individuals are falsely using the WORKPASS name for recruiting purposes, occasionally soliciting upfront fees from unsuspecting job seekers. These scams may occur through various communication channels such as phone calls, social…
Employers in the construction, marine shipyard and process (CMP) sectors will be required to provide proof of acceptable accommodation for their new work permit holders before the workers are allowed to enter Singapore, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday.This new requirement will apply to non-Malaysian workers arriving in…
Advance notice of the changes and relatively smaller composition of S Pass holders in the workforce compared to work permit holders said to cushion much of the effects of the increases The first of three increases in the minimum qualifying salary for S Pass renewals kicked in on Friday, but…
Housekeepers and porters have been added to a list of seven jobs in services and manufacturing for which employers will soon be allowed to hire work permit holders from a wider range of locations.The seven other jobs on the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) Occupation List, which was unveiled during the 2022…
The Police would like to alert members of the public to a job scam variant, where scammers would entice victims by giving them commission for the completion of simple surveys before offering fake jobs thereafter. Since January 2023, at least 1,013 victims have fallen prey, with losses amounting to at…