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Category: Employment and Immigration News

3 Sep 2026

ACRA’s Free Director Training: What Changed on 31 August 2026

ACRA's updated Directors Training Programme is free, online, self-paced and about two hours. It is a useful onboarding control, but completion does…

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2 Sep 2026

SGECT 10: Medical Return Requests and Constructive Dismissal Risk

SGECT 10 shows that an employer must genuinely investigate and respond to a medically vulnerable employee's return-to-work needs; persistent failure can support…

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1 Sep 2026

After-Hours Messages: What MOM’s 2026 Answer Means for HR

MOM reported that 55% of full-time resident employees had employer policies on after-hours communication in 2025, but it did not separately assess…

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31 Aug 2026

SGECT 12: A Training Bond Does Not Suspend Earned Salary

In SGECT 12, the Employment Claims Tribunals ordered earned salary to be paid because a disputed training-bond claim did not create a…

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15 Jul 2026

No Automatic Retrenchment Benefit After Two Years: What JIF v JIG [2026] SGECT 3 Decided

A 2026 Employment Claims Tribunal decision confirms that two years’ service does not by itself create a cash retrenchment entitlement. This case…

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23 Jun 2026

Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) Rises to $1,800: A Guide for Singapore Employers

Navigating the regulatory seas in Singapore demands sharp attention, especially when the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) adjusts structural workforce policies. In the…

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1 Dec 2025

New Singapore PR Re-Entry Permit Rules: The Clock Starts Ticking Today

Today, December 1, 2025, marks a pivotal shift in Singapore’s immigration landscape. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Immigration and Checkpoints…

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