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 [...]

2026-06-21T05:21:13+08:00June 21st, 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 [...]

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

Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices: A 2026 Compliance Walkthrough

For two decades, the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices have been Singapore's main lever against workplace discrimination — non-statutory, non-prescriptive, but enforced through MOM's work-pass privileges and TAFEP's investigative powers. From late 2026 or 2027, that picture changes meaningfully. Most of the substantive expectations under the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices are being [...]

2026-05-05T08:20:53+08:00April 29th, 2026|HR Compliance & MOM Operations|
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