Employment Act
Learn about the Employment Act, who it covers and Workright.
Leave
Eligibility and entitlements for leave, including maternity leave, childcare leave, annual leave and sick leave.
Public holidays
View Singapore's public holidays for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Public Holidays
View Singapore's public holidays for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Claims, complaints and appeals
Includes submitting a claim or complaint against an employer and tripartite mediation for PMEs.
Managing employment disputes
Services for employees and employers to resolve salary-related claims and employment disputes.
Workplace grievances
What to do if you feel victimised at work. Guidelines for employers for handling workplace grievances.
Contract of service
What to include in contract of service and KETs, and use KETs verification tool to check compliance with Employment Act.
Contract of service
What a contract of service should contain, starting a contract, confirmation and contract for service.
Key employment terms
What items to include in KETs, when to give them and in what format.
Employment records
Requirements for maintaining employment records for employees.
Young persons and children
Guidelines for hiring children and young persons, including suitable work and working hours.
Hours of work, overtime and rest day
Hours of work, breaks, overtime pay and rest day under the Employment Act.
Part-time employment
Entitlements for part-time employees in accordance with the Employment Act, including overtime, rest days, public holidays and leave.
Public holidays: entitlement and pay
Gazetted public holidays, holiday pay, pay for working on public holidays and time off in lieu.
Responsible re-employment
Eligibility for re-employment, negotiating a re-employment contract and handling disputes.
Re-employment
Responsible re-employment, eligibility and preparing for new re-employment age in 2017.
Re-employment
Eligibility for re-employment, negotiating a re-employment contract and handling disputes.
Retirement
Minimum retirement age and rights, appeal against unfair dismissal.
Cost-saving measures and retrenchment
Consider cost-saving measures to manage excess manpower.
Retrenchment
Giving notice of retrenchment, retrenchment benefits and alternatives to retrenchment.
Salary
Salary payments, allowable salary deductions, calculating salary and variable wage components.
Termination of employment
Termination with or without notice, termination due to misconduct, appealing an unfair dismissal.
Transfer of employment
Your rights during a transfer, obligations of your existing and new employers, and handling disputes.
Central Provident Fund
Find out about CPF, who is entitled to CPF contributions and employers' obligations.
Uplifting our lower-wage workers
Support measures for our lower-wage workers, through Progressive Wages, Workfare, Workcare and Workright.
Silver Support Scheme
Provides additional support for seniors who had low incomes during their working years and now have less in their retirement.
Schemes for employers and employees
Funding and support for employers and employees. Includes Workfare, WorkPro and portable medical benefits.
HR Industry Manpower Plan
Roadmap to strengthen the HR profession and HR services in Singapore.
HR Industry Transformation Advisory Panel
Provides recommendations to build strong HR industry.
Human Capital Partnership Programme
Supports progressive employers who invest in human capital development.
Fair Consideration Framework
Requirements for all employers to consider workforce in Singapore fairly for job opportunities.
Flexible work schedule
For exemption from Employment Act requirements on overtime, rest day and public holiday pay.
Good work practices
Include strategies for work-life harmony, flexible work arrangements, fair employment and best sourcing.
SGSecure@Workplaces
What you can do to prepare against terrorism and build a resilient and cohesive workforce.
Community Engagement Programme
Includes guidelines and resources on promoting workplace harmony and preparing for workplace crises.
Skills, training and development
Continuing education and training, skills in demand and human resource programmes.
Trade unions
About trade unions in Singapore, trade union resources and the trade union directory.
Tripartism in Singapore
Learn about the tripartite partners, tripartite committees and initiatives and tripartite guidelines.
CPF Advisory Panel
Find out more about the CPF Advisory Panel, upcoming focus group discussions and part one of the panel's recommendations.
Progressive Wage Model
The Progressive Wage Model and licensing regime for the cleaning and landscape sectors.
Progressive Wage Model
Wage structure for cleaning, security and landscape sectors.
ILO and MOM
Singapore's involvement in the ILO, including conventions ratified and the ILO-MOM Partnership Agreement.
Case studies and resources
Find guides and resources, including case studies on flexible work arrangements.
Employers convicted under Employment Act
List of employers convicted for offences under the Employment Act.
Employment practices
Find out about employment rights and conditions under the Employment Act, leave, public holidays, fair employment and schemes for employers and employees.