COMPASS framework — points, bonuses, shortage list — Step-by-step walkthrough
COMPASS framework — points, bonuses, shortage list — Step-by-step walkthrough. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Prac...
5 Reasons Your Best Employees are Resigning (And It’s Not Just Money)
Understand five non‑pay reasons top employees resign in Singapore and practical steps to retain talent, ensure MOM compliance and protect business continuity.
2026 Singapore Salary Benchmarks and Your Work Pass Strategy: EP, S Pass and Market Reality
Each year, as major international recruitment firms release their Singapore salary guides, HR managers face the same strategic puzzle: for each open role, is the market salary high enough to support an Employment Pass, or does it sit in S Pass territory — and what does that mean for costs, quotas, and COMPASS scoring? The [...]
Bhutan, Cambodia and Laos Now Eligible for Singapore Work Permits: NTS Expansion Guide 2026
Singapore's foreign worker framework expanded meaningfully on 1 June 2026 when Bhutan, Cambodia, and Laos were added to the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) list for Work Permit applicants. Under Singapore's Work Permit framework, only nationals from approved source countries can be hired as general foreign workers. The NTS work permit Singapore 2026 expansion broadens the eligible [...]
Singapore Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Employers with 25+ Staff Must Do Before 2027
Singapore's employment law landscape will change fundamentally by end-2027. The Workplace Fairness Act Singapore 2025 — Singapore's first statutory anti-discrimination law specifically focused on employment — was passed in two bills in January and November 2025 and is expected to commence by end-2027 for employers with 25 or more employees. Smaller employers with 5 to [...]
Retirement Age 64 and Re-Employment Age 69 from 1 July 2026: Singapore Employer Compliance Roadmap
Eighteen months of announcements have now become a live legal obligation. From 1 July 2026, Singapore's statutory retirement age rises from 63 to 64 years, and the re-employment age rises from 68 to 69 years. Per the Ministry of Manpower, the retirement age change applies to employees born on or after 1 July 1963, and [...]
Singapore Ends the Work Permit for Performing Artistes: What Entertainment-Sector Employers Must Do Now
Singapore's entertainment sector is navigating a significant regulatory shift. The Work Permit for Performing Artistes, which allowed licensed public entertainment outlets such as bars, hotels and nightclubs to hire foreign performers since 2008, ceased accepting new applications on 1 June 2026. Per the Ministry of Manpower, enforcement operations uncovered syndicates exploiting the work permit performing [...]
Employment Pass (EP) — full application walkthrough — Step-by-step walkthrough
Employment Pass (EP) — full application walkthrough — Step-by-step walkthrough. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Pra...
Family office hiring under 13O / 13U / GIP — Complete 2026 guide
Family office hiring under 13O / 13U / GIP — Complete 2026 guide. For long-term residents pursuing PR or Singapore citizenship. Practical 2026 walkthrou...
Sector hiring guides — finance, tech, healthcare, F&B, construction — Complete 2026 guide
Sector hiring guides — finance, tech, healthcare, F&B, construction — Complete 2026 guide. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work...