Employer Compliance Rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage Requirements

Debated in Parliament on 4 Nov 2025.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about employer compliance rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage requirements.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, reported that approximately 80% of eligible employees met the Progressive Wage Model and Occupational Progressive Wages requirements.
He also noted that 90% of workers not covered by the Progressive Wage Model received at least the Local Qualifying Salary.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Manpower in the past year, what are the compliance rates among employers for the (i) Local Qualifying Salary requirement to all local employees not covered under Progressive Wages (ii) Occupational Progressive Wages for administrators and drivers and (iii) Sectoral Progressive Wage Model.

Tan See Leng

About eight in 10 eligible employees received salaries which met the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) and Occupational Progressive Wages' requirements. Among workers not covered by PWM, nine in 10 are paid at least the Local Qualifying Salary.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about employer compliance rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage requirements.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, reported that approximately 80% of eligible employees met the Progressive Wage Model and Occupational Progressive Wages requirements.
He also noted that 90% of workers not covered by the Progressive Wage Model received at least the Local Qualifying Salary.

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Employer Compliance Rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage Requirements

Debated in Parliament on 4 Nov 2025.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about employer compliance rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage requirements.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, reported that approximately 80% of eligible employees met the Progressive Wage Model and Occupational Progressive Wages requirements.
He also noted that 90% of workers not covered by the Progressive Wage Model received at least the Local Qualifying Salary.

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Tan See Leng

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Patrick Tay Teck Guan inquired about employer compliance rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage requirements.
The Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng, reported that approximately 80% of eligible employees met the Progressive Wage Model and Occupational Progressive Wages requirements.
He also noted that 90% of workers not covered by the Progressive Wage Model received at least the Local Qualifying Salary.

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Employer Compliance Rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage Requirements

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Employer Compliance Rates for Local Qualifying Salary and Progressive Wage Requirements

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