These Employment Act updates have several implications for employers in Singapore: Increased Costs: Increased paternity and shared parental leave entitlements may lead to higher costs for businesses. To address this, HR, Finance, and Operations teams must work together to plan budgets, anticipate salary...
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The Singapore Employment Act (EA) provides the basic terms and conditions of employment, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees under a COS. This is to prevent unreasonable restraints and limitations on the parties involved.The Singapore government also ensures that the Act, ...
Chek, Khai Juat
On 17 August 2015, the Employment (Amendment) Act 2015 was passed by Parliament (and gazetted on 21 August 2015), introducing several noteworthy amendments to the Employment Act (Cap 91) of Singapore ("Employment Act"). These changes include the requirement to keep employment records and provi...
(e.g. in Australia, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Italy, Ukraine, etc.). In some countries, it depends on the format containing the rules on remote work. For example in Bulgaria, if the rules are laid down in an internal act of the employer, the representatives of the employees need to be...
On 1 September 2023, a totally revised Data Protection Act entered into force. However, the revisions have no impact on the issue discussed above. Covid-pandemic fallout The Swiss Federal Supreme Court had the opportunity to clarify the controversial issue of whether or not government-imposed clos...
In September 2024, a new statutory right for eligible workers to request a more predictable working pattern is due to come into force (the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023).[xxix] In April 2025, changes to neonatal care will come into force. Eligible employees whose newborn...
The Singapore Immigration Act 1959 governs immigration. Work visas in Singapore are issued by the Ministry of Manpower, while the other types of visas are issued by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The Complementarity Assessment Framework ...
On 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 comes into force imposing a positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers in the course of their employment. The EHRC has published its updated guidance on sex...