Revised Operating Hours of Certain Offices Under MOM From 3 June Onwards Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”) has announced that certain offices under MOM will change the operating hours from 3 June onwards. Both Hall C of the MOM Service Centre and the Employment Pass Service Centre are the offices with the newly revised operating…
Rules on CPF and HDB Housing Loan Changed – Less Rigidness to Buy a Home for Life While Preserving the Retirement Competence Singaporeans whom intend to buy a home as a long term investment, the guidelines on CPF usage and HDB housing loans have been altered to provide more flexibility whilst protecting their retirement acceptability.…
Singaporean Government Accepted National Wages Council (NWC) Guidelines for 2019/2020 With Open Arms In a recent press release on 30 May 2019, the Singaporean government has welcomed and accepted the National Wages Council (NWC) Guidelines for 2019/2020. The National Wages Council (“NWC”), convened in April and May 2019, has formulated structured wage guidelines for the…
Have You Filed Your Corporate Tax for Season 2019? It’s corporate tax season again in Singapore. Companies can begin filing their Year of Assessment (YA)’s for 2019 as corporate tax filing season is now open. Companies can submit their YA e-File’s via their CorpPass at Inland Revenue Authority (IRAS)’s myTax Portal. If your company has…
Entrepreneurs Need ACRA’s Essentials of Starting a Business (ESB) to Build, Start and Maintain a Successful Business in Singapore If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur eager to make your breakthrough success, the Essentials of Starting a Business (ESB) online course is what you need. Provided online for free, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Singapore…
Children Deserve to Be Children, to Live, Learn and Play Comfortably, Safely and Most Importantly, Happily Singapore is recently ranked as the best country for children to survive, live, learn, play and grow to become well-rounded adults, beating European countries. For years, European countries have dominated the spot for being the best place for children…
Singapore Tops Competitive Economy Ranking – Jumping from Third Place Last Year to First Singapore emerged top in the competitive economy ranking, two weeks after another report on quality of life showed that the country had improved its ranking. Singapore has emerged as the world’s most competitive economy, jumping from third place last year to first. The Lion…
SingPass Mobile Now Available to Be Used as National Digital Identity to Access Certain Services The SingPass Mobile app will now be available to resident with features such as the national digital identity which will be allowed for some services. The SG-Verify developed by the Government which will allow Singapore residents to use their SingPass…
Structured Training for Staff in Singapore – The Way for More Growth and Productivity Employers in Singapore are being urged by the National Wages Council (NWC) to provide more structured training for their staff. NWC believes that structured training for staff in Singapore is the way forward if an employer wants to see more growth…
Labour Market Report Advance Release 1Q 2019 – An Overview on Employment Rates and Retrenchments Regardless of the indication of the economy facing a little turbulence in 2019, initial readings indicate that the market is still standing strong. Employment rates were going up whilst retrenchments remain unchanged. However, employment rates amongst residents went up as…