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JS-SEZ Employer Guide 2026: Hiring, HR and Work Pass Compliance for Singapore Companies Operating in Johor

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is reshaping how Singapore-registered companies think about their workforce. With the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link on track to open by end-2026, and nine flagship development zones already active across Johor, more Singapore employers are either establishing satellite operations in Johor or employing workers who commute across [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-04T05:16:55+08:00July 4th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Tripartite Guidelines on Restraint of Trade in Singapore Employment Contracts: What Employers Must Do Before H2 2026

Singapore employers who use restraint of trade clauses in employment contracts — including non-compete, non-solicitation, and gardening leave provisions — are operating under a legal framework that is about to become considerably more structured. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), working with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF), is [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-04T05:14:51+08:00July 4th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

PDPA NRIC Authentication Deadline: What Singapore Employers Must Do Before 31 December 2026

Singapore employers have until 31 December 2026 to remove NRIC numbers from every authentication process they operate. On 2 February 2026, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announced that all private organisations — including employers — must cease using full or partial NRIC numbers for authentication purposes by that date. From 1 January 2027, the [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-03T05:20:59+08:00July 3rd, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

JS-SEZ Employer Guide: Hiring and HR Considerations for Singapore Companies Operating in Johor

The Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is no longer a future proposition — it is an active policy reality reshaping how Singapore companies think about their workforce and operations. Malaysia's Enterprise Singapore and Enterprise Development Board have confirmed that the JS-SEZ spans nine flagship investment zones across Johor, offering a five percent corporate tax rate [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-03T05:18:31+08:00July 3rd, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Tripartite Guidelines on Restraint of Trade in Singapore: What Employers Must Do Before the Rules Land

Non-compete clauses have long existed in a legal grey zone in Singapore. Technically prima facie unenforceable, they are routinely included in employment contracts across industries — often without a genuine business case to support them. That is about to change. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-03T05:14:15+08:00July 3rd, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

PDPA NRIC Authentication Deadline 2026: What Singapore Employers Must Do Before 31 December

Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has issued one of the clearest HR compliance deadlines of 2026: all private organisations must cease using NRIC numbers for authentication purposes by 31 December 2026, with enforcement commencing from 1 January 2027. Per the PDPC press release of January 2026, organisations that continue to use NRIC numbers as [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-02T05:18:26+08:00July 2nd, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Tripartite Guidelines on Restraint of Trade Clauses in Employment Contracts: What Singapore Employers Must Prepare For

Singapore granted 35,264 permanent residencies in 2024 — the highest annual total since 2010, and a figure that sent both cautious optimism and careful calculation rippling through the professional-expat community. At Budget 2026, the government went further, signalling a target of approximately 40,000 new PRs per year over the coming five years. The upward trajectory [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-02T05:16:32+08:00July 2nd, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

PDPA NRIC Authentication Deadline: What Singapore Employers Must Do Before 31 December 2026

On 2 February 2026, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announced that all private organisations in Singapore must cease using NRIC numbers for authentication purposes by 31 December 2026. Enforcement — including directions and financial penalties — will commence from 1 January 2027. For Singapore employers, this deadline sits squarely in the HR function: onboarding [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-01T05:25:14+08:00July 1st, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Tripartite Guidelines on Restraint of Trade: What Singapore Employers Must Do Before H2 2026

Singapore employers who currently use non-compete or non-solicitation clauses in their employment contracts have a finite and shrinking window to audit those contracts before the tripartite guidelines on restraint of trade arrive. The Ministry of Manpower has confirmed, in response to parliamentary questions, that the tripartite partners — MOM, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-01T05:25:14+08:00July 1st, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

PDPA NRIC Authentication Deadline: What Singapore Employers Must Do Before 31 December 2026

On 30 January 2026, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) issued a press release with a firm deadline: all private organisations in Singapore must stop using NRIC numbers for authentication purposes by 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027, continued use may result in enforcement action under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). For Singapore [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-29T05:17:44+08:00June 29th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

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