Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Singapore as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Singapore: Government extends Jobs Support Scheme by up to 7 months
Wage subsidies under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) have been further extended for up to 7 months to cover wages paid until March 2021 …
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Singapore: New online portal to replace online Employment Pass system
All employers and employment agencies must now submit new Employment Pass and S Pass applications via the new portal called myMOM …
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Singapore: S$320m set aside to extend foreign worker levy rebates for construction, marine shipyard, process sectors
The government is offering full foreign worker levy rebates to companies in the construction, shipyard and industrial processing sectors, which have been the most badly hit by the health crisis …
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Singapore: Law Society warns of fraudsters targeting law firms
The Law Society has warned member firms to be aware of fraudsters pretending to act in their name and siphoning off funds from their Clients …
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Singapore: Minimum legal age for tobacco raised to 20 years old from 1 January 2020
One of the major problems for employers operating workplace smoking policies has been the persistence of smoking amongst younger workers …
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Singapore: JSS extended by one month
The Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) has been extended by 1 month to cover August 2020 wages …
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Singapore: Chickenpox, pneumococcal jabs to be free for eligible Singaporean children
Working parents should be aware that vaccinations against chickenpox and pneumococcal disease will be free for eligible Singaporean children under the age of 18 from 1st November 2020 …
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Singapore: New licence conditions for employment agencies to ensure fair hiring and attract Singaporeans for job vacancies
With effect from 1st October 2020, employment agencies will have to meet new licence conditions to ensure nondiscriminatory hiring practices …
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Singapore: Growth in foreign currency deposits comes from diverse sources: MAS
The Singapore central bank has been quick to squash rumours that the 20% increase in deposits experienced this year are due to capital flight from Hong Kong …
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Singapore: 95000 employers to get $450 million in wage credit payouts by June 30
More than 95,000 employers will receive payouts by the end of June 2020 under the Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) …
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Singapore: “Salary history” questions during recruitment
The increasing globalisation of employment legislation is well illustrated by a recent question posed by a Singapore MP, Saktiandi Supaat, to the Minister for Manpower, Josephine Teo, concerning “salary history” questions during recruitment …
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Singapore: IRAS reminds employers to ensure rightful CPF contributions
It is not only the US Attorney General who has been concerned about widescale abuse of government support funding during the present health crisis, particularly by SMEs …
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Singapore: MOM raised EP qualifying salary
The minimum qualifying gross monthly salary to obtain a new Employment Pass (“EP”) has now increased from S$3,600 (US$2,548) to S$3,900 (US$2,760) …
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Singapore: Pass applications to no longer be sent by SingPost
With effect from April 3rd 2020, employment pass applications must be submitted electronically …
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Singapore: New swab test for travellers entering Singapore
All visitors are now being given a swab test and issued with a 14-day “stay at home notice” on arrival …
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