06/03/2025
"๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐๐จ! ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ 5 ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ: ๐๐"๐๐"
๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
- 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
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐)
- 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.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐
- 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
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ.
- More options will be available to meet eligibility criteria, including sending locals for overseas exposure or leadership programs.
- Enterprise Workforce Transformation Package
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ $๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
- 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.