Singapore has passed the country's first law designed to protect workers against discrimination and penalize employers who discriminate....more
A recent Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") decision considered the extent to which an arbitral tribunal can exclude evidence after a specified date.
It is often said that arbitral tribunals are the masters...more
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The Situation: The Singapore government recently has announced a raft of changes that will impact employers in 2023 and beyond. These include introducing a new eligibility framework for employment passes for...more
The Background: On February 1, 2021, Singapore's Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2020 ("PDPAA") came into effect.
The Situation: The PDPAA is the first comprehensive update to Singapore's Personal Data Protection...more
The Situation: On 1 February 2021, Parliament passed the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill (Bill No. 1/2021) ("Bill"). The Bill enables the creation and use of electronic transferable records ("ETRs") and expands the...more
On October 2, 2018, a widely anticipated bill to amend the Singapore Employment Act ("EA") was introduced into parliament.
The most significant proposed change is the expansion of the core provisions of the EA to all...more