With significant changes coming into effect on 1 April 2019,
companies in Singapore need to act now to update their HR policies,
processes and procedures.
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced important
changes to the Employment Act (EA) in November 2018. Four key areas
are affected by these changes, which come into effect from 1 April
2019. Professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs)
now make up more than half of Singapore's workforce and this is
continuing to grow. The EA changes aim to keep practices relevant
and up-to-date with workforce trends.
Extension of core provisions to protect more employees
Until now, the core provisions of the EA excluded managers and
executives (M&Es). With PMETs now forming over half of the
workforce, and projected to be two-thirds by 2030, it was clear
that the EA was falling behind the changes in the workforce
demographic. The core provisions are now being extended to include
M&Es.
