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1 month ago | 
hcamag.com | Thomas Choo
New legislation aims to protect employees against workplace discrimination
A new workplace fairness bill was introduced in the Singapore Parliament on 12 November 2024.
The Bill is the first of the two bills that will be introduced and are expected to take effect concurrently in 2026 or 2027 (the proposed legislation) [the Bill was passed in early January].
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Thomas Choo |Heather Lim
There are a number of upcoming employment-related changes in Singapore that are expected to come into effect towards the end of 2024 and in 2025.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Thomas Choo |Heather Lim
The National Day Rally 2024 speech was delivered by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong (“PM Wong”), on 18 August 2024. In PM Wong’s National Day Rally 2024 speech, he raised various upcoming changes, which include certain employment-related changes.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
hcamag.com | Thomas Choo
By 2030, retirement age to reach 65
On 4 March 2024 at the Ministry of Manpower Committee of Supply 2024, it was announced that the retirement age in Singapore will be raised to 64 while the re-employment age in Singapore will be raised to 69 in 2026.
Currently, the retirement age is 63 while the re-employment age is 68. By 2030, the retirement age is expected to be 65 and the re-employment age is expected to be 70.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Thomas Choo |Heather Lim
On 4 March 2024 at the Ministry of Manpower Committee of Supply 2024, it was announced that a Tripartite Workgroup was convened in September 2023 to develop a set of Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests and to look at how to support employers to implement flexible work arrangements across different industries and job roles productively Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests (“Guidelines”) While further information on the Guidelines have yet to be...
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Thomas Choo |Heather Lim
On 4 March 2024 at the Ministry of Manpower Committee of Supply 2024, it was announced that the retirement age in Singapore will be raised to 64 while the re-employment age in Singapore will be raised to 69 in 2026. Currently, the retirement age is 63 while the re-employment age is 68. By 2030, the retirement age is expected to be 65 and the re-employment age is expected to be 70.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Thomas Choo |Heather Lim
The Ministry of Manpower had on 4 August 2023 announced that the Singapore Government has accepted the Committee’s final recommendations for the Workplace Fairness Legislation (the “Announcement”). The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (the “Committee”) had on 13 February 2023, released its interim report on their recommendations for the workplace fairness legislation (“Interim Report”).
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Thomas Choo
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Mar 9, 2023 | 
hcamag.com | Thomas Choo
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Report features recommendations for workplace fairness legislation
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The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (the “Committee”) was convened in July 2021 to review the workplace fairness framework in Singapore. The Committee had on 13 February 2023, released its interim report on their recommendations for workplace fairness legislation (“the Interim Report”).
