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Fair Play at Work: Unpacking Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act

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AT A GLANCE - The Workplace Fairness Act (WFA), passed on 8 January 2025, legally prohibits discrimination based on characteristics like age, nationality, sex, race, disability, and caregiving responsibilities across all...more

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Confidentiality in the Digital Age: The Singapore approach

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In a digital age where large volumes of data can be transferred and retained with ease, the Singapore High Court’s recent decision in Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar [2025] SGHC 41 sheds light on a growing...more

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Singapore Passes Its First Anti-Discrimination Law

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Singapore has passed the country's first law designed to protect workers against discrimination and penalize employers who discriminate....more

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2024 Year in Review – Singapore Employment Law

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2024 saw the introduction of a series of updates in the employment law landscape in Singapore. This article provides a brief overview of the key developments that occurred over the past year and a brief commentary on the...more

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A New Entity Abroad, Part I - Hiring Employees

One of the primary concerns for an organization that wants to start conducting business in a new country must be the laws of the specific country. Employment regulations vary widely from country to country and may be so...more

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Legislative Updates From Singapore: Paternity Leave, Infant Care, and Discrimination

Singapore recently made three new changes in employment practices that stand to impose higher standards on employers. These three major legislative updates may have implications for employer handbooks and policies. ...more

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Singapore Immigration Update: Changes to Work Pass Applications

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Recently, Singapore has implemented planned changes and updates to its work pass regulations that will affect companies seeking to hire foreign talent moving forward....more

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Recent and Upcoming Enhancements to Singapore's Work Pass Framework

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On 29 August 2022, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Communications and Information announced four key enhancements to Singapore’s work pass framework, namely: ...more

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Singapore's Vaccinate or Regular Test Regime: Differentiating Between Vaccinated and Medically-Eligible but Unvaccinated Employees

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The Singapore government recently announced a new Vaccinate or Regular Test (VoRT) regime which requires medically eligible employees either to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to undergo regular testing. The VoRT regime...more

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Amendments to the Singapore Employment Act

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Navigating the Legal Issues Ahead - The Employment Act, which is Singapore’s main employment legislation, has recently been amended, with the changes taking effect from 1 April 2019....more

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