Government Announcements
Press releases and announcements from Singapore’s government ministries and statutory boards on manpower, hiring, and foreign workforce matters. Scanned daily; every item links back to its original source.
MOM
MOM tells employers to adjust outdoor work during the day using 1-hour PM2.5 readings
MOM has issued new haze guidance asking employers to plan the next day's outdoor work with the PSI forecast and to cut back outdoor work during…
MOM
Seven employers charged over ‘phantom worker’ CPF declarations used to get work passes
MOM said seven employers and an administrative assistant were charged on 8 October 2026 under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act for allegedly declaring CPF contributions…
MOM
No fraud found in Sumo Salad worker’s injury claim; MOM warns employer over WICA insurance gap
Police and MOM found no evidence of cheating or fraud by a former EatGreen (Sumo Salad) worker, so the work injury claim will be paid under…
MOM
Tripartite workgroup studying group medical insurance costs for older workers
MOM said work injury compensation insurance premiums are not priced by employees' age and it has seen no evidence they affect the hiring of senior workers,…
MOM
About seven in 10 firms offered scheduled flexible work arrangements in 2025
MOM said that in 2025, the first full year after the Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests took effect in December 2024, around seven in…
MOM
TAFEP received 59 workplace harassment complaints in 2025, MOM says
In a written parliamentary reply, MOM said TAFEP received 59 workplace harassment complaints in 2025, and that fewer than 5% of employers asked to carry out…
MOM
88% of employers paid retrenchment benefits in 2025; tripartite partners review rules
Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau told Parliament that about 88% of employers that filed Mandatory Retrenchment Notifications in 2025 paid retrenchment benefits, and close to…
MOM
Labour Market Report – Second Quarter 2026
Employment kept climbing in the second quarter, up 11,400 — the ministry's nineteenth straight quarter of growth. But retrenchments rose too, to 4,620 from 3,830 in…
SWDA
SWDA Launches New Initiatives to Strengthen Careers, Skills Development and AI Readiness
The Skills and Workforce Development Agency has launched three new initiatives for Singapore's workforce: Connect by SWDA, a one-stop careers and skills touchpoint at the Lifelong…
WorkRight SG
Workplace Major Injury Rate Hits All-Time Low, But Vehicular Incidents Push Up Fatalities
Singapore’s major workplace injury rate fell to an all-time low of 14.6 per 100,000 workers in the first half of 2026, down from 15.8 a year…
Media News
Singapore media coverage of HR, recruitment, retrenchment, and foreign workforce topics.
The Straits Times
Tribunal rejects wrongful dismissal claim by PR firm director fired for covertly recording a meeting
A Singapore tribunal magistrate dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim by a former PR firm managing director, who was fired without notice during her notice period after…
The Straits Times
Singapore to lift retirement age to 65 and re-employment age to 70 from 2029
From 1 January 2029, Singapore will move the statutory retirement age up to 65 and the re-employment age up to 70. Flexible work arrangements for older…
CNA
MOM investigating two process-sector firms over migrant workers’ unpaid salaries
MOM said on 24 Oct it is investigating Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction over salary arrears owed to migrant workers. It is working…
CNA
About 240 process-sector migrant workers unpaid for up to two months, NTUC and MOM step in
NTUC's Desmond Choo said on 23 Oct that close to 240 migrant workers linked to Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction have gone unpaid…
CNA
GovTech retrenches 38 staff in second of three planned rounds of layoffs
GovTech told CNA on 22 Oct that 38 staff will leave in its second retrenchment phase, after 93 in July, as it cuts 7 to 9…
CNA
Middleman jailed over work permits obtained for money mules who never intended to work
A 41-year-old Malaysian was sentenced on 22 Oct to six years and one month's jail and fined S$6,000 for brokering work permit applications so 27 Malaysians…
The Straits Times
Lao Huo Tang parent Soup Empire given four more weeks by court to clear CPF arrears
Soup Empire Holdings, which runs the Lao Huo Tang restaurant chain, still owes about $18,900 in CPF contributions for May to July. On 21 Oct the…
Human Resources Online
Fair hiring under the Workplace Fairness Act: consistent criteria, later NRIC collection, one-year records
In a Human Resources Online article written by TAFEP, employers preparing for the Workplace Fairness Act are told to assess all candidates against the same job-related…
The Straits Times
New Skills-First Framework asks employers to look past degrees and job titles when hiring
The Institute for Adult Learning launched the Skills-First Framework for Action on 19 Oct, proposing 12 pilot initiatives to help employers hire, develop and promote workers…
The Straits Times
NWC recommends 6% to 8% pay rise for lower-wage workers in 2026/2027
The National Wages Council's 2026/2027 guidelines recommend that workers earning up to S$2,800 a month get a 6% to 8% wage increase or at least S$120,…