Employment Pass minimum pay rises to enable business growth and openings for locals
Foreign worker policy being tightened amid weakened job market growth outlook
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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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