Employment Law Updates
Updates and analysis on Singapore employment law — WFA, WICA, Employment Act changes, tribunal decisions.
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A former MOM prosecutor explains the domestic helper rules Singapore actually enforces: illegal deployment, salary timing, rest days, the $5,000 security bond and MOM interviews, and the penalties employers face when they get them wrong.
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Section 22A EFMA makes it an offence to collect money from a foreign worker as the price of a job or work permit renewal, with penalties of up to $30,000 and 2 years’ jail per charge. A former MOM prosecutor explains defence options for employers and how workers can report kickbacks and recover payments.
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The Employment Act 1968 covers most employees in Singapore and imposes concrete obligations on employers: key employment terms, itemised payslips, timely salary, leave entitlements and lawful termination. Here is what both sides need to know.
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Owed salary or dismissed unfairly? Singapore employees must generally start with mediation at TADM before filing at the Employment Claims Tribunals, and strict time limits apply. This guide sets out the routes, limits and deadlines.
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Singapore’s Workplace Fairness Act takes effect in 2027. A practical guide to the five protected characteristics, employer duties and employee remedies.