1 Sep 2026
Leaving a Job? Build Your Salary and Hours Evidence Pack
Before workplace access ends, save your own lawful copies of payslips, rosters, leave records and salary evidence, then request missing employment records…
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1 Sep 2026
Why “Transparency” is the Most Important Value in Modern HR
Transparency has become one of the most quoted values in modern HR, and in Singapore it is far more than a cultural…
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1 Sep 2026
Charged Before Placement? Check the Employment Agency Fee Rules
A licensed employment agency should not collect an agency fee before successful placement, and the worker should check the statutory cap, receipt…
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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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31 Aug 2026
13O and 13U Annual Declarations: A Family-Office Evidence Calendar
A family office should treat the 13O or 13U annual declaration as the output of a year-round evidence system, not a form…
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31 Aug 2026
Foreign Founder Staying Overseas: Director, Operator and Pass Boundaries
A foreign founder can own and, while non-resident, be registered as a director without an Employment Pass, but that does not authorise…
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31 Aug 2026
Newborn in Singapore: Birth, Passport and Dependant Pass Timeline
Work-pass parents should run birth registration, passport and immigration-pass tasks in parallel, using the newborn's 42-day Special Pass as a deadline, not…
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31 Aug 2026
Short Work Permit Extension: An Employer Decision Timeline
A short Work Permit extension is a narrow bridge of up to one month before renewal or cancellation, not a substitute for…
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31 Aug 2026
Work Permit IPA Details Wrong? Correct Them Before Travel
If Work Permit IPA particulars do not match the passport, correct the error before travel and recheck every downstream arrival document rather…
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31 Aug 2026
Moving an Employee to Part-Time: An HR Contract Checklist
A full-time to part-time conversion can preserve continuous service, but the employer should agree and sign the new hours, rates, days, leave…
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31 Aug 2026
When an HR Disciplinary Procedure Becomes a Contract Risk
An employer must separate the Employment Act due-inquiry requirement from any additional disciplinary procedure that may have become contractually binding.
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31 Aug 2026
Probation Extended? What an Employee Should Ask for in Writing
A probation extension should be checked against the contract and clarified in writing, including the reason, new end date, performance measures and…
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