Singapore employers who have not yet used their SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) allocation are running out of time. The current SFEC tranche — worth up to SGD 10,000 per employer — expires on 30 November 2026. Unused credit is forfeited; it does not roll over. At the same time, a significant redesign of the SFEC [...]
MOM published the Labour Market Report for Q1 2026 on 15 June 2026. The headline numbers — 9,400 jobs added, unemployment holding at 2.0% overall — suggest a labour market that remains broadly stable. But the underlying data tells a more nuanced story: employment growth has slowed, retrenchments have edged up for the second consecutive [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower published the official list of public holidays for 2027 on 18 June 2026. There are 11 gazetted public holidays in 2027 — the same number as in 2026. Three of those eleven fall on weekends, including two on Saturdays, which creates specific compliance obligations for employers that are frequently mishandled at [...]
On 1 July 2026, Singapore's workforce development infrastructure underwent its most significant structural change in a decade. The Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) officially came into operation, replacing both SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) with a single statutory board jointly overseen by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Education [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower published the official list of public holidays for 2027 on 18 June 2026. The announcement matters more than it may first appear: HR teams that plan annual leave entitlements, payroll cycles, and shift rosters months in advance need accurate dates now, and the 2027 calendar has a few features — public [...]
On 1 July 2026, Singapore’s employer-facing training and workforce support landscape changed in a way that every HR manager and business owner needs to understand. The Skills and Workforce Development Agency — or SWDA — officially began operations, created through the merger of two statutory boards that many employers dealt with separately for years: SkillsFuture [...]
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) — formally established by the leaders of Singapore and Malaysia on 6 January 2025 — is rapidly moving from announcement to operational reality. As the Rapid Transit System (RTS) link approaches its end-2026 completion, connecting Woodlands North to Bukit Chagar in six minutes, more Singapore-registered companies are establishing satellite [...]
On 2 January 2026, Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announced that all private organisations must cease using full or partial NRIC numbers for authentication purposes by 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, the PDPC will step up enforcement, including financial penalties, against organisations that continue to rely on NRIC numbers as passwords, login [...]
Singapore is on the cusp of a significant shift in how employment contracts are regulated. The tripartite working group on restraint of trade clauses — convened in August 2025 by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) — is expected to release its guidelines [...]
Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announced on 2 February 2026 that all private organisations in Singapore must cease using NRIC numbers for authentication purposes by 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, the PDPC will step up enforcement action — which may include financial penalties under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). For Singapore [...]