TAFEP workplace fairness Archives

Workplace Fairness Act Singapore: A Complete Employer Playbook for 2026 Preparation

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) is the country's first binding legislative framework against workplace discrimination — and while it does not take effect until end-2027, the two-year runway is shorter than it looks. Building a compliant grievance procedure, training managers on eleven protected characteristics, auditing recruitment practices, and updating employment documentation all take time, particularly [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-22T05:17:52+08:00June 22nd, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act Mid-2026: A Practical Compliance Checklist for Singapore Employers

Singapore's employment landscape crossed a significant threshold when the Workplace Fairness Bill was passed in Parliament on 8 January 2025. The legislation formalises what the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP) have long encouraged: merit-based hiring, transparent grievance handling, and explicit legal protection against discrimination on protected grounds. For many employers in Singapore, the [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-21T05:21:13+08:00June 21st, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

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

Singapore's employment law landscape will change fundamentally by end-2027. The Workplace Fairness Act Singapore 2025 — Singapore's first statutory anti-discrimination law specifically focused on employment — was passed in two bills in January and November 2025 and is expected to commence by end-2027 for employers with 25 or more employees. Smaller employers with 5 to [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-13T05:31:47+08:00June 13th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

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

Singapore passed its first codified anti-discrimination employment statute — the Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (WFA) — in January 2025. A companion piece, the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Act 2025, followed in November 2025. Together, these two statutes represent the most significant shift in Singapore's employment law framework in a generation. The WFA is expected to [...]

LBRD CS2026-06-11T05:22:17+08:00June 11th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act Singapore 2025: What Every Employer Must Do Before 2027

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act was passed by Parliament on 8 January 2025, with the companion Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Act passed on 4 November 2025. Commencement — the date from which employers face legal obligations — is expected by end-2027. That gives employers roughly 18 months to prepare. For most HR managers, that window is [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-30T05:26:23+08:00May 30th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Every Singapore Employer Must Do Before It Kicks In

Singapore’s Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) was passed by Parliament on 8 January 2025, with a dispute resolution companion bill following on 4 November 2025. The legislation is expected to commence by end-2027, giving employers roughly 18 to 24 months to prepare. But “preparation” in this context means more than reading the statute: it means auditing [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-28T05:20:21+08:00May 28th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|

Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Every Singapore Employer Must Do Before It Takes Effect

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act represents the most significant shift in the country's employment discrimination law in a generation. Passed in January 2025 and expected to commence at the end of 2027, the Act moves Singapore from a guidelines-based regime under the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) to a legally enforceable framework [...]

LBRD CS2026-05-26T05:19:12+08:00May 26th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|