Singapore’s Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) was passed by Parliament on 8 January 2025, with a dispute resolution companion bill following on 4 November 2025. The legislation is expected to commence by end-2027, giving employers roughly 18 to 24 months to prepare. But “preparation” in this context means more than reading the statute: it means auditing [...]
One of the most persistent questions foreign professionals in Singapore ask is whether their salary directly determines their chances of receiving permanent residency. The short answer is: salary matters significantly, but not in the way most applicants expect. The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority does not publish a minimum income threshold for PR, nor does it [...]
Singapore granted 35,264 permanent residencies in 2024 — the highest annual total in 14 years and a figure that has reframed how immigration consultants, HR managers and foreign professionals are thinking about their prospects. According to data published by the National Population and Talent Division, this represents a significant step-up from the 27,395 PRs granted [...]
Practical Singapore guide on handling difficult employees: discipline, performance management, and lawful termination under the Employment Act and MOM guidelines.
Singapore's work pass salary thresholds are rising again — and the timeline is tighter than many HR teams realise. The EP S Pass salary threshold 2027 increases, announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in the Budget 2026 Statement, take effect for new Employment Pass and S Pass applications from 1 January 2027. Renewals follow one [...]
The financial services sector carries Singapore's highest Employment Pass and S Pass salary thresholds — a reflection of MOM's view that banking, private wealth, asset management, and insurance roles command commensurately higher salaries in a competitive global market. For HR teams at banks, asset managers, and insurance groups hiring foreign professionals in 2026, navigating the [...]
The Workplace Fairness Act Singapore 2025 was passed by Parliament on 8 January 2025 — but its full commencement is not expected until the end of 2027. That two-year gap is not a reason for HR teams to defer action. It is a window to restructure hiring practices, update employment contracts, implement grievance procedures, and [...]
Hiring in Singapore without a local entity — or scaling headcount rapidly without the overhead of full HR infrastructure — has led many companies towards two popular workforce models: the Employer of Record (EOR) and the Professional Employer Organisation (PEO). They sound similar and are often conflated, but they operate on fundamentally different legal and [...]
Singapore granted 35,264 permanent residency approvals in 2024 — the highest figure since 2010 and the clearest sign yet that Singapore is actively expanding its permanent resident community. For anyone tracking Singapore PR approvals 2026, the release of this data alongside Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong's announcement of a new annual target of approximately [...]
Understand Singapore's Marine Shipyard Sector Work Permit: eligibility, application steps and compliance with MOM, CPF Act, Employment Act and WICA.