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Salary criteria for Employment and S Pass holders to be raised: MOM

Details to be released soon; Minister Josephine Teo says employers should seek to achieve greater diversity within their EP and S Pass workforce

Lee U-Wen

Lee U-Wen

Published Wed, Aug 26, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE government will make further adjustments to Singapore's foreign workforce policies, including raising the salary criteria for Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders.

    This will "reflect the changed conditions" as there is now more slack in the labour market, due to the impact of Covid-19 and the economic disruption it has caused so far, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said on Wednesday.

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