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 [...]
The Workplace Fairness Act Singapore (WFA) 2025 is the most significant overhaul of Singapore’s employment discrimination framework in decades. Passed by Parliament in January 2025, and complemented by the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill in November 2025, the WFA converts the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) guidelines into statutory obligations — [...]
Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) 2025 marks the most significant shift in employment law since the Fair Consideration Framework was introduced in 2014. For the first time, the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices are being elevated from soft guidelines into statutory obligations — meaning violations can now result in court-imposed penalties rather than merely [...]