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Guidelines on Retrenchment in Singapore
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) have come together to develop a set of guidelines for employers to manage excess manpower and retrenchments appropriately. The guidelines...
Retirement Age in Singapore
The retirement age in Singapore will be raised from 65 years to 67 years from 1 July 2017. This was announced in Parliament as part of the Budget Debate 2016. Under this enhanced law, employers will have to offer re-employment to healthy workers aged 62 years...
Paternity Leave in Singapore [2017]
The government has announced that a second week of paternity leave will be legislated, and will take effect from 2017. Under the new legislation, fathers of Singapore Citizen babies born on or after 1 Jan 2017 will enjoy 2 weeks of government-funded paternity leave. ...
Budget 2016 – Highlights for Employers and Individuals
The Singapore Budget 2016 was presented on 24 March 2016 (2016 Budget). Here are some of the highlights. a. Enhancements to Workfare - the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) Scheme will be enhanced to continue to encourage workers aged 35 years old and above to join the...