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Retirement Age Rises to 64 and Re-employment Age to 69 from 1 July 2026: Singapore Employer Compliance Roadmap

Singapore's statutory retirement age rises from 63 to 64 years and the re-employment age rises from 68 to 69 years, both with effect from 1 July 2026. The changes are mandated by the Retirement and Re-employment Act (RRA) and are part of Singapore's long-term roadmap toward a retirement age of 65 and re-employment age of [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-11T05:15:23+08:00June 11th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

End of the Work Permit (Performing Artiste) Scheme: What Entertainment-Sector Employers Must Do Now

Singapore's Work Permit (Performing Artiste) scheme ended on 1 June 2026, closing a chapter that began in 2008. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced the cessation in December 2025, citing the widespread abuse of the scheme by syndicates. For public entertainment outlets — bars, hotels, nightclubs and licensed F&B venues — the closure creates immediate [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-11T05:13:30+08:00June 11th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Singapore NTS Country Expansion: Bhutan, Cambodia and Laos Now Eligible for Work Permits from June 2026

From 1 June 2026, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower expanded its Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) country list by adding three new source markets: Bhutan, Cambodia, and Laos. For construction, marine shipyard, process, and certain service sector employers, this expansion widens the pool from which Work Permit holders can be legally hired — an operationally significant development given [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-10T05:20:26+08:00June 10th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Singapore Employers with 25 or More Staff Must Do Before the 2027 Commencement

Singapore's first codified anti-discrimination employment legislation, the Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (WFA), is expected to commence for most employers by end-2027. Although the effective date remains over a year away, the lead time required to embed the Act's requirements into hiring processes, documentation practices, and grievance procedures means that preparation should begin now. A competitor [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-10T05:21:10+08:00June 10th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Retirement Age Rises to 64 and Re-employment Age to 69 from 1 July 2026: Singapore Employer Compliance Roadmap

Singapore's statutory retirement age rises from 63 to 64, and the re-employment age rises from 68 to 69, from 1 July 2026. For employers with Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident employees approaching these thresholds, the change triggers concrete legal obligations that must be met by that date. With fewer than 30 days remaining, HR teams [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-10T05:15:46+08:00June 10th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

End of the Work Permit (Performing Artiste) Scheme: What Entertainment-Sector Employers Must Do Now

From 1 June 2026, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) stopped accepting new applications under the Work Permit (performing artiste) scheme — the category that allowed public entertainment outlets such as bars, hotels, nightclubs, and entertainment centres to sponsor foreign performers. The closure follows MOM's discovery of systematic abuse: work pass syndicates were obtaining artiste work [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-10T05:14:22+08:00June 10th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Singapore Employers with 25 or More Staff Must Do Before 2027

Singapore passed the Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (WFA) in January 2025 — its first codified statutory anti-discrimination employment law. The Act is expected to commence by end-2027 for employers with 25 or more employees, giving businesses roughly 18 months from today to prepare. That timeline sounds comfortable, but the preparation required is substantive: updating hiring [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-09T05:23:14+08:00June 9th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Retirement Age 64 and Re-employment Age 69 from 1 July 2026: Singapore Employer Compliance Roadmap

Singapore's statutory retirement age rises to 64 years and the re-employment age rises to 69 years from 1 July 2026 — in 22 days from the date of publication. For most HR managers and employers, this is not news in principle; MOM announced the timeline in early 2026. In practice, however, a significant number of [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-09T05:23:41+08:00June 9th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Singapore’s Work Permit for Performing Artistes Has Ended: What Entertainment Employers Must Do Now

The Ministry of Manpower confirmed on 1 December 2025 that Singapore's Work Permit for Performing Artistes — a scheme operating since 2008 — would cease accepting new applications from 1 June 2026. That date has now passed. If your business operates a licensed public entertainment outlet and you relied on this scheme to hire foreign [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-09T05:21:54+08:00June 9th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

Singapore Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Employers with 25 or More Staff Must Do Before 2027

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (WFA), passed by Parliament in February 2025, marks a fundamental shift in Singapore employment law. For the first time, anti-discrimination protections are not merely tripartite guidelines or administrative recommendations — they are binding statutory obligations backed by a dedicated tribunal and penalties of up to SGD 50,000 per violation. The [...]

LBRD CS2026-07-15T19:26:57+08:00June 8th, 2026|Hiring, HR Compliance and MOM Operations|

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