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 [...]
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 [...]
Singapore's first codified anti-discrimination employment legislation, the Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (WFA), is expected to commence for most employers by end-2027. Although the effective date remains over a year away, the lead time required to embed the Act's requirements into hiring processes, documentation practices, and grievance procedures means that preparation should begin now. A competitor [...]