Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Singapore as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Singapore: Overcrowding in company-provided hostels
Companies that employ workers under the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations are required to provide accommodation for them …
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Singapore: Increased levies for hiring foreign workers
The Singaporean government has announced increases to the levies on a number of work permits …
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Singapore: International companies benefit from tax law changes
During public consultations over Singapore’s Tax Act, some important changes were made which will benefit international companies …
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Singapore: Training credits to encourage lifelong learning
In an attempt to encourage lifelong learning, all economically active residents of Singapore aged 25 years and over will start receiving training credits from the government as of January 1st 2016 …
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Singapore: One-off public holiday announced
Employers should be aware that Friday, September 11th 2015 will be a one-off non-working public holiday in Singapore …
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Singapore: Paternity leave extended
The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced that paternity leave is to be doubled from one week to two weeks …
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Singapore: Companies face greater scrutiny over hiring of foreign professionals
Following the announcement that it would be intensifying its inspection of Employment Pass applications from companies with a particularly high number of foreign professionals, managers and executives, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has identified 38 companies that it believes have shown poor commitment in complying with the Fair Consideration Framework …
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Singapore: More support for local professionals, managers and executives
The Ministry of Manpower in Singapore has announced an array of measures to enhance employment and career opportunities for Singaporean professionals, managers and executives …
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Singapore: Increasing prevalence of performance-based wage systems
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has just published its ‘Report on Wage Practices, 2014′ …
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Singapore: New wage guidelines published
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has published the National Wages Council (NWC) Guidelines for 2015-2016 …
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Singapore: Employee and former employee found in breach of duty of confidentiality
In a recent case, Singapore’s High Court found both a current and former employee of a company to have breached their duties of good faith, fidelity and confidence towards the company …
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Singapore: More employers punished for salary-related offences
According to Singapore’s Minister of Manpower, Lim Swee, the Ministry of Manpower took action against 645 employers for salary-related offences in 2014 …
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Singapore: Increase in number of redundancies
Cases of redundancies have increased in Singapore amid on-going business restructuring …
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Singapore: Ministry cracks down on ‘employment kickbacks’
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower is taking tough action on employers who demand cash payments from foreign workers in return for agreeing to hire them …
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Singapore: Fewer complaints regarding unfair work practices
Singapore’s Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) has revealed that it received just 259 complaints about unfair employment practices in 2014 …
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