Employment Pass minimum pay rises to enable business growth and openings for locals
Foreign worker policy being tightened amid weakened job market growth outlook
Singapore
THE minimum qualifying salaries for work passes of both foreign professionals and foreign mid-skilled workers will go up a second time this year.
The latest announcement is that, come Sept 1, the salary criteria for new Employment Pass (EP) applicants will be raised to S$4,500; that for S pass applicants will go up to S$2,500 from Oct 1.
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