New Work Pass to Launch in Singapore, Hoping to Attract Top Global Talent Applications will commence on 1 January 2023. To be eligible for this work pass, applicants will need to fulfill certain criteria. Among the criteria is a fixed monthly income of at least $30k or more. This criterion is comparable to what the…
Foreign Workers Return As Singapore Opens Borders Thanks to the foreign labour increase in 2022’s second quarter, employment in Singapore is on the rise. Foreign workers are able to return once more as the Government relaxes its border restrictions. There was a strong rebound in non-resident (and resident) employment between April and June this year. …
More Foreign Workers Coming into Singapore, Easing Manpower Crunch Businesses can breathe a sigh of relief as the manpower crunch is expected to ease in the coming months, thanks to more foreign workers coming in. Now that the borders have opened again, the labour shortage issue can be addressed. More foreign workers are expected to…
Experts Believe More University Spots Will Benefit the Economic Job Future of Working Adults in Singapore If more places are created at universities for working adults in Singapore, there could be a shift in mindset towards adult education. What Singaporeans need to realise is that going back to university is an opportunity. It is a…
New Scoring System for Employment Pass Applicants from September 2023 From September 2023, Employment Pass (EP) applicants in Singapore will have a new scoring system in place. Any foreign professionals who want to live and work in Singapore will soon need to undergo and pass the new evaluation process. The process is point-based and will…
Local Labour Market Continues Path to Recovery The Singapore resident unemployment rate declined for its sixth consecutive month this April. It is a sign that the local labor market is continuing on the path to recovery. The statistics were released by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The Singapore resident unemployment rate includes both citizens and…
Equipping Recent Graduates and Mid-career Employees With the Skills They Need to Be Industry-relevant The SGUnited Traineeship programme launched last year has been met with great success, with 7,600 recent graduates and 1,900 mid-career workers partaking in the programme. The mid-career workers took part in the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathway programme. That brings the total to…
Workforce Singapore and Career Programmes Helped Over 10,000 Employees Last Year Workforce Singapore and career programmes helped over 10,000 employees last year by filling positions or transforming their jobs to make them more attractive. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reported that this was a 45% increase from 2019. 90% of those helped by the Workforce…
New Arrangement for Dependent Pass Holders Will Start on May This Year The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently announced that those who hold a Dependent Pass would have to have to start applying for a Work Pass to continue working in Singapore soon. Previously, spouses or family members of foreign workers only needed to acquire…
Over 110,000 Local Job Seekers Hired Under Singapore Jobs Growth Incentive Scheme Under the Singapore Jobs Growth Incentive Scheme, 110,000 local Singaporean job seekers have been hired by 26,000 companies within the first two months. According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore, more than half of those hired were 40 and above. The top…