06/03/2025
"𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨! 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 5 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬: 🚀👇"🚀👇"
𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
- From July 1, 2025, the 14 to 26-year limit on work permit holders will be removed.
-The maximum employment age for these workers will be raised from 60 to 63, aligning with the local retirement age.
Expanded Hiring Sources & Job Categories
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐍𝐓𝐒)
- Occupation List will include heavy vehicle drivers, more manufacturing operator roles, and all cooks (not just Indian restaurant cooks).
- Bhutan, Cambodia, and Laos will be added as eligible hiring countries from June 1, 2025.
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚
- The minimum S Pass salary will rise from $3,150 to $3,300 (except for financial services, which increases from $3,650 to $3,800).
- Salary will continue increasing progressively with age.
Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) Scheme Tweaks
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨.
- More options will be available to meet eligibility criteria, including sending locals for overseas exposure or leadership programs.
- Enterprise Workforce Transformation Package
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 $𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬.
- The SkillsFuture Workforce Development Grant will be rolled out from 2026 to consolidate various training schemes into a single application platform.
- These changes aim to retain experienced foreign workers, increase hiring flexibility, and support business transformation while uplifting local employment opportunities.
This is among moves to help firms while they transform to provide more and better jobs for Singaporeans. Read more at straitstimes.com.
