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Employment
Pass Permanent
Residence Student
Pass
Expatriates
 Frequently
Asked Questions
| Q
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"I
am a professional/specialist. Which Singapore agency should I
write to if I wish to seek employment in Singapore?" |
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You
may wish to look at our Contact Singapore website on Working
in Singapore and Frequently
Asked Questions on Employment for detailed information. You
may also wish to get in touch with our Contact
Singapore Centres overseas or write directly to:
Head
International Manpower Division
Singapore Economic Development Board.
250 North Bridge Road
#24-00 Raffles City Tower
Singapore 179101
Tel: 3362288
Fax: 3396077
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| Q
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"Is
it possible to help me look for accommodation in Singapore?" |
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Yes.
The Scheme
for Housing of Foreign Talent (SHIFT) is designed to meet the
short-term housing needs of foreign professionals living in
Singapore. Under SHIFT, you may rent Housing and Development Board
(HDB) flats at commercial rates. Contact
Singapore can help you to apply
for housing under SHIFT, provide you with more details on
SHIFT, or general information on living in Singapore. |
| Q
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"How
can I find out about the employment opportunities in
Singapore?" |
| A
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You
may wish to surf the Contact Singapore website Getting
a Job as well as refer to the Job
Bulletin Board in this website. |
| Q
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"How
can I find out more about terms & conditions of employment in
Singapore?" |
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You
can look up the Ministry of Manpower’s homepage for a list of
common questions on terms & conditions of employment in
Singapore. Click here for the Ministry
of Manpower Homepage. |
| Q
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"How
can I find out more about companies and other employment
organisations in Singapore?" |
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You
can obtain information on company profiles, background and career
opportunities in both the public and private sector at the Contact
Singapore Homepage on Company
Profile. |
| Q
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"I
am a foreigner who used to work in Singapore. I have now returned
to my own country. How can I apply to withdraw my CPF
contributions?" |
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If
you have left Singapore and West Malaysia permanently and have no
intention of returning for further employment or residence, you
may apply for the withdrawal of your CPF savings.
To do so, you have to complete the
CPF Withdrawal form (CPF-LM) and return it to CPF. You can make
your request for the form via the
internet at the CPF
Homepage. For details of the application, you may wish to contact
CPF at Retirement@cpf.stems.com.
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| Q
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"How
to I know if my degree from overseas is accepted for employment in
Singapore?" |
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Acceptance
of qualifications for employment is determined by the respective
employers. There is no government authority in Singapore which
accesses or grants recognition to degrees awarded by overseas
universities.For more details, please see the Frequently
Asked Questions on Qualifications of the Civil
Service Career Homepage.
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| Q
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"Does
the Singapore Civil Service accepts overseas university
qualifications for graduate appointments?" |
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For
the purpose of employment in the Civil Service, the Public Service
Division will accept an overseas degree as long as it is
recognised or accredited by its home government. In the case of a
professional qualification, it must also be acceptable for
registration by the relevant professional bodies in Singapore. For
more details, please see the Frequently
Asked Questions on Qualifications of the Civil
Service Career Homepage. |
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Courtesy of The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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News Snippets
2008
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MOH to recognise more foreign dental degrees |
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From 1 January 2008, all dental schools
accredited by the American Dental Association and the Canadian Dental
Association will be added to the Schedule of the Dental Registration
Act. |
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The addition of 48 American dental schools
and 7 Canadian dental schools will increase the number of recognised
foreign dental schools in the Schedule from the current 34 to 89. The
list of new and current dental schools can be found in Annex A... |
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More..... |
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2007
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Employment situation in 3rd Quarter 2007 |
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Employment continued to grow strongly as the
economy maintained its rapid expansion. Preliminary estimates show that
employment grew by 57,600 in the third quarter of 2007... |
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Services continued to lead the employment
gains, adding 34,500 workers in the third quarter of 2007. Manufacturing
posted gains of 11,800. Driven by the growth in building activities,
construction increased its workforce by 10,800, continuing the rapid
increase of the previous quarter... |
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More..... |
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159 Foreign Medical Schools recognised in Singapore |
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The Ministry of Health and the Singapore
Medical Council (SMC) will be including an additional 19 leading
international medical schools to the Schedule of the Medical
Registration Act with effect from 1st October 2007... |
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Included are 6 medical schools from China, 4
from India, 4 from Japan, 2 from Taiwan and 1 from South Korea. 2 more
medical schools from Europe have also been added... |
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Singaporeans graduating from any of the 159
international medical schools can also come back to Singapore, to
supplement the number graduating from our own medical schools... |
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More..... |
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2006
New personalised employment pass not tied to any
employer |
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The Ministry of Manpower will introduce a
Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) from 1 January 2007 to help us better
attract and retain global talent... |
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The PEP allows the holder to remain in
Singapore for up to six months in between jobs to evaluate new
employment opportunities. This helps us to retain selected global talent
who would otherwise have to leave Singapore... |
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The PEP will be issued only once with a
validity of 5 years. It will be nonrenewable. A PEP holder will retain
the dependant privileges of his original EP type and the minimum annual
basic salary requirement of S$30,000 will continue to apply throughout
the 5-year duration... |
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More..... |
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Foreign Worker Levy and S-Pass quota to go up
Retrenchment & re-employment 2005 |
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Amid
favourable economic conditions, the incidence of
retrenchment dropped to a twelve-year low in 2005... |
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The incidence of retrenchment for
professionals, managers, executives & technicians (PMETs) dropped to an
eight-year low of 8.0 per 1,000 and a thirteen-year low of 4.8 per 1,000
for clerical, sales & service workers... |
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In 2005, on average 61% of local2
retrenched workers found re-employment within 6 months of their
retrenchment, slightly higher than 59% in 2004. The improvement was more
pronounced for the better educated workers... |
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More..... |
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2005
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Man jailed for employing foreigners without work permits
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Singapore Labour Market 2004 Report
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Conditions of Employment 2004
2004
- Singapore
Labour Market report - 2nd Quarter 2004
- Minimum
age for maids to go up to 23 in 2005
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Age limit
for maids to be raised |
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The minimum
age for maids here will soon be raised from 18 years.
Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday hinted that the new
minimum age would fall between 18 and 25. The proposed
changes will not affect maids already working here. |
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Source:
Straits Times 30 Aug 2004 (H1) |
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- Procedures
simplified for work permit transactions from May 2004
- Findings
of study on workers' employment expectations
- Hudson
Report: sustained high employment outlook in Quarter 2
- New
Online Foreign Workers' Address System from 1 May 2004
2003
- Labour
Market 2003 Report
- Labour
Market - 3rd Quarter 2003 Report
- Monday
with the Editor: Job opportunities in private education
- Labour Market - 2nd Quarter 2003 Report
- Singapore
Workforce Development Agency formed
- Employer-Maid
Relationship
- Annual
Publications on Manpower Statistics 2003
- Labour
Market - First Quarter 2003 Report
- Temperature checks for construction worksites,
shipyards & factories
- Government accepts NWC's revised wage guidelines
for 2003 - 2004
2002
- Labour Market 2002 Report
- Highlights:
Report On Labour Force 2002
- Conditions
of Employment 2002
- Labour
Market 3rd Qtr 2002 Report
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Prelim.
employment, unemployment & retrenchment est. for 3rd qtr 2002
- Prelim employment, unemployment &
retrenchment est. for 2nd qtr 2002
- Online
Job-Hunting Goes Through The Roof In Asia
- Enforcement
action on food service sector
- Illegal employment/deployment of foreign domestic
workers
2001
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Employers will have to make do with fewer foreign construction
workers from June 2001. All building, upgrading and
civil-engineering projects will be affected by the ruling unless the
number of foreign workers needed for these projects have already
been approved. The number of foreign workers permitted for the
construction industry has been tightened by 5%, compared to last
year. (Straits Times 5 Apr 2001) |
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