EntrePass — founder eligibility and renewal — Timeline and processing benchmarks
EntrePass — founder eligibility and renewal — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. P...
Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) — Timeline and processing benchmarks
Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Practical...
Hiring for the Green Economy: New Roles in Circular Manufacturing
Hiring for Singapore's green economy: how to recruit for circular manufacturing roles, navigate MOM pass rules, CPF and ACRA compliance, and practical hiring steps.
Singapore vs Hong Kong: Work Pass, Tax and Living Compared 2026
Finance professionals, technology executives, and relocating families regularly face the same decision: Singapore or Hong Kong? Both cities are Asian financial centres, English-medium business environments, and low-tax jurisdictions with well-developed legal systems rooted in the English common-law tradition. Yet in 2026 the differences between them — on work-pass structure, income tax at various salary levels, [...]
London to Singapore: A Finance Professional’s Complete Relocation Guide 2026
Singapore's financial services sector recruits actively from London. The combination of Asia-Pacific growth mandates, major banks and asset managers maintaining dual-hub operations in both cities, and a tax differential that meaningfully increases net-of-tax compensation makes the London to Singapore relocation finance professional move one of the most common senior-hire scenarios LBEA sees. This guide covers [...]
Singapore EP and S Pass Salary Floors Rising in January 2027: Employer Audit and Renewal Planning Guide
In Singapore's 2026 Budget, the Ministry of Manpower announced the next round of work-pass salary floor increases, effective from 1 January 2027 for new Employment Pass applications and from 1 January 2028 for renewals. For the Employment Pass, the qualifying salary will rise from SGD 5,600 to SGD 6,000 per month in most sectors, and [...]
How to Start a Recruitment Agency in Singapore: EA Licence, CEI, and MOM Compliance
Singapore's staffing and recruitment sector is one of the most regulated service industries in the country. If your company — whether a headhunting firm, an FDW agency, or a corporate HR consultancy — places job seekers with employers, you need an employment agency licence Singapore before you accept a single placement fee. Operating without one [...]
Work Permit (WP) for foreign workers — Timeline and processing benchmarks
Work Permit (WP) for foreign workers — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passes. Practica...
S Pass — quota, levy and skills-based assessment — Timeline and processing benchmarks
S Pass — quota, levy and skills-based assessment — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work pass...
EP renewal, salary uplift and dependency ratios — Timeline and processing benchmarks
EP renewal, salary uplift and dependency ratios — Timeline and processing benchmarks. For employers and foreign talent applying for Singapore work passe...