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Workplace Fairness Act 2025: A Practical Employer Compliance Guide for Singapore

Singapore's employment landscape is about to change in a meaningful way. The Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) — passed in Parliament on 8 January 2025, with its dispute-resolution counterpart passed on 4 November 2025 — will convert Singapore's long-standing Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices from voluntary guidance into statutory obligations. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-24T05:14:06+08:00May 24th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act Singapore 2025: A Practical Employer Compliance Guide Before the 2027 Commencement

The Workplace Fairness Act Singapore (WFA) 2025 is the most significant overhaul of Singapore’s employment discrimination framework in decades. Passed by Parliament in January 2025, and complemented by the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill in November 2025, the WFA converts the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) guidelines into statutory obligations — [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-23T05:22:37+08:00May 23rd, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: A Practical Compliance Guide for Singapore Employers Before the 2027 Commencement

The Workplace Fairness Act Singapore 2025 marks the most significant shift in Singapore employment law in a generation. Passed by Parliament in January 2025, with the procedural companion bill approved in November 2025, the Act converts the long-standing Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices — previously aspirational — into binding statutory obligations. Commencement is expected [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-22T05:19:51+08:00May 22nd, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: A Practical Compliance Guide for Singapore Employers

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) was passed by Parliament on 8 January 2025 — a landmark shift that converts the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) guidelines from voluntary best practice into statutory obligations. For Singapore employers, the question is no longer whether to comply, but how, and by when. The WFA [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-21T05:12:13+08:00May 21st, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: A Practical Compliance Guide for Singapore Employers

Singapore's employment law landscape shifted significantly when Parliament passed the Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) in January 2025 — converting decades of soft-touch guidance from the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) into hard statutory obligations. With commencement expected by end-2027 per the Ministry of Manpower, HR managers and employers now have a [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-20T05:13:41+08:00May 20th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: A Practical Employer Compliance Guide

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) 2025 marks the most significant shift in employment law since the Fair Consideration Framework was introduced in 2014. For the first time, the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices are being elevated from soft guidelines into statutory obligations — meaning violations can now result in court-imposed penalties rather than merely [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-19T05:14:13+08:00May 19th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

2027 EP and S Pass Salary Increases: What Singapore HR Teams Should Plan For Now

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower confirmed at the Committee of Supply 2026 debate in March 2026 that the qualifying salaries for both the Employment Pass and S Pass will rise again from 1 January 2027. For HR managers and finance teams running Singapore entities with foreign professional headcount, this is a hard deadline: any new EP [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-18T05:21:27+08:00May 18th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: A Practical Compliance Guide for Singapore Employers

Singapore has converted its employment anti-discrimination framework from soft guidelines into hard law. The Workplace Fairness Act 2025 was passed on 8 January 2025, and the companion Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill was passed in November 2025. Together, they establish Singapore's first statutory prohibition on employment discrimination — moving beyond the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-18T05:16:11+08:00May 18th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

S Pass Salary Increases July 2026: What Singapore Employers Must Do Before the Deadline

Two changes affecting Singapore employers who rely on S Pass holders land in the second half of 2026 — and one of them falls in just six weeks. From 1 July 2026, the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) — the minimum monthly wage a local employee must earn to count toward your S Pass and Work [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-16T05:20:18+08:00May 16th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

A Singapore HR Manager’s MOM Compliance Calendar: Every Key Date in 2026 and Q1 2027

Managing foreign workers in Singapore requires precise, year-round attention to a dense calendar of Ministry of Manpower obligations. Miss a levy payment and penalties accrue immediately. File IR21 late and the employer becomes personally liable for the departing worker's tax. Overlook a renewal deadline and the pass lapses, unlawfully employing a foreign national. This guide [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-15T05:18:21+08:00May 15th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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