Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations Archives

Recruitment, contracts, payroll, workplace practices, MOM processes and employer compliance.

Singapore Public Holidays 2027: Your Complete Employer Compliance Guide

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-06T05:17:32+08:00July 6th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

SWDA Singapore 2026: What Employers Need to Know About the New Skills Agency

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-06T05:21:22+08:00July 6th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-05T05:20:24+08:00July 5th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-05T05:18:34+08:00July 5th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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

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 [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-04T05:21:49+08:00July 4th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and 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|Hiring, HR Compliance and 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|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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

Correction: The original article overstated the status and likely contents of proposed Singapore restraint-of-trade guidelines. In particular, it asserted a second-half 2026 release and described possible duration limits, low-wage exclusions, retrenchment treatment and legal effects as though they were settled. Those claims were not supported by published primary material. This replacement separates confirmed official statements [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-15T19:25:53+08:00July 3rd, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and 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|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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

Correction: The original version of this post was wrong. Although its title concerned restraint-of-trade clauses, its body discussed Singapore permanent-residence statistics and salary bands. That unrelated material has been removed. This replacement states the current Singapore legal position and the verified status of the proposed tripartite guidelines. Current position as at 15 July 2026: Singapore [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-15T19:25:53+08:00July 2nd, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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