Singapore's employment landscape is about to change in a meaningful way. The Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) — passed in Parliament on 8 January 2025, with its dispute-resolution counterpart passed on 4 November 2025 — will convert Singapore's long-standing Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices from voluntary guidance into statutory obligations. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) [...]
Singapore’s labour market still runs at roughly 1.64 vacancies per unemployed person — tighter than most OECD peers. In that environment, AI-screened video interviews, skills-based assessments, and gamified evaluations are no longer fringe HR experiments. They are arriving in the regular hiring funnel, especially for technology, finance, and graduate-track roles. AI hiring in Singapore 2026 [...]
Singapore Budget 2026 reset two of the dials sector employers care most about: the Local Qualifying Salary climbs from SGD 1,600 to SGD 1,800 from 1 July 2026, and a tranche of foreign worker levy 2026 changes is now scheduled to land in 2028 — including a SGD 100 monthly increase for Basic-skilled R2 levies [...]
From 30 January 2026, an inbound passenger to Singapore can be stopped at the departure gate of a foreign airport before they even reach Changi. The legal mechanism behind this is the ICA No-Boarding Directive, and it is reshaping how HR teams, sponsoring employers and licensed employment agencies prepare relocating staff for arrival. For most [...]
Singapore HR compliance calendar (2026): the MOM, IRAS and CPFB filings month-by-month, plus operational triggers — renewals, IR21, terminations, transfers.
Singapore foreign worker levy 2026 — sector-by-sector rates, S Pass harmonised levy, quota maths, and what to budget for the announced 2028 changes.
HR managers running a Singapore payroll for the first time learn the same lesson, usually around month four: MOM compliance is not a quarterly tax filing. It is a continuous operational rhythm. Levies are due monthly. IR21 is event-triggered. EP and S Pass renewals come up six months before expiry. Sectoral quota changes do not [...]
Operating a business in Singapore often requires a high degree of agility, especially when managing a diverse and professional international workforce. As your company grows or adapts to market changes, you may find it necessary to adjust the salaries of your foreign professionals holding an Employment Pass (EP). However, because the EP is strictly tied [...]