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Resourcing

Recruitment, training, employment contracts, post-termination non-compete clauses, varying a contract of employment.

Singapore :: Recruitment

The Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices clearly states that employers should recruit and select their employees on the basis of merit — this includes their skills, experience and ability …

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Singapore :: Part-time work

Under the Employment Act, a part-time employee is a worker who is contracted to work less than 35 hours a week …

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Singapore :: Non-compete restrictive covenants

◉ Are such clauses lawful? Yes, but only if they are reasonable …

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Singapore :: Fixed-term and temporary agency workers

The Employment Act does not include specific provisions for temporary agency workers, or fixed-term workers …

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Singapore :: Employment contracts

There is no legal requirement for employment contracts to be in writing, however, it is advisable and prudent to create them in writing …

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Singapore :: Employing young persons

An employer is not permitted to employ a child (an individual below the age of 15) in an industrial or non-industrial undertaking …

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Singapore :: Employees v independent contractors

In Singapore, there are contracts of service and contracts for services …

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