The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has announced that it will cease the issuance of physical Long-Term Pass (LTP) cards and replace them with a digital version. This change will apply to LTPs and Student's Passes issued by ICA and Dependant's Passes granted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development. Physical LTP cards that [...]
A foreign national can obtain Singapore Permanent Residency (PR) through several schemes offered by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore. The most common routes to obtaining PR in Singapore are: Employment Pass: Foreigners who are employed in Singapore and earning a high salary may be eligible for PR through the Employment Pass scheme. [...]
In 2022, Singapore's employment levels grew by an unprecedented 231,000 according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) which released a preliminary report on Tuesday, 31st January. The growth was driven mainly by non-resident employment mainly in the manufacturing and construction sectors. These sectors are typically reliant on foreign workers. As the Singapore economy opened up [...]
The fair consideration framework (FCF) job advertisement requirement is a requirement that companies will need to meet before they are allowed to submit an EP application to fill that position. For example, if a position is vacant in the company, that position will have to be advertised by the company for a certain period of [...]
The Tech.Pass is a work pass that is administered by the Economic Development Board (EDB). It is a relatively new work pass which was announced at the end of 2020. Singapore opened applications for Tech.Pass at the beginning of 2021. The Singapore Tech.Pass scheme was introduced with the intention to recruit foreign tech expertise to [...]
Talent recruitment is a very tedious task. Very few get it right despite the fact that all operating companies have to hire. Usually, if there is a poor fit, the recruited talent will either be underutilised or underappreciated. The term a round peg in a square hole comes to mind when we speak about an [...]
The Settling-In Programme (SIP) is a mandatory one-day programme for all first-time foreign domestic workers (FDWs). The SIP is an orientation session to equip all participating FDWs with the basic knowledge about living and working in Singapore. The modules that are taught at the SIP include: Introduction to Singapore; Conditions of employment; Safety at home; [...]
First things first, what is the SDL? The SDL, which is the Skills Development Levy, is a requirement as stated by the Skills Development Levy Act 1979 (2020 Rev Ed). All employers are required to pay the SDL monthly for all employees working in Singapore. This SDL is payable to all employees, Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent [...]
In line with the changes to the Employment Pass (EP) criteria announced, the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) will be implemented from 1st September 2023 for new applications and renewals from 1st September 2024. This means that in addition to meeting the qualifying salary, the applicant must also pass the COMPASS framework to obtain their EP. [...]
The Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) lets employees make claims for work-related injuries or diseases without having to file a civil suit. It allows compensation claims to be settled at a much lower cost and a much quicker pace. If you are an employee that is injured in a work accident or suffered a disease [...]