Employment & labour

• Government procurement uses price, quality and Progressive Wage Mark criteria, plus outcome-based contracts where feasible.
• Multi-year tenderers can submit annual prices to account for wage adjustments and productivity investments.
• Contractors must maintain PW Mark; agencies may terminate for non-compliance, and MOF reviews guidance when needed.

• About 20% of active CPF members benefitted from higher contributions.
• This followed the wage ceiling rise from $6,000 to $8,000 (2023-2026).
• Contributions increased from both members and their employers.

• TADM assists employees in enforcing salary claims from settlements or ECT orders.
• Most employers comply after TADM intervention; recalcitrant ones face court processes.
• MinLaw will introduce a Bill to streamline enforcement of civil judgments, including ECT orders.

• Sylvia Lim asked for UEC uptake and six-month retention rates for ex-offenders in 2024 and 2025.
• Minister Tan See Leng replied the requested figures were provided in an appended table.

• Court ruling bars overtime offset with fixed allowances; MOM will issue warnings or fines.
• Workers can file claims with TADM, stay in Singapore, or use remote mediation/ECT.
• Migrant Workers' Centre provides legal assistance; few complaints reported so far.

• MP asked for breakdown of overqualified workers by age, sector, qualification.
• Also asked if wage scarring or slower progression is tracked.
• Minister referred to earlier reply on 5 May 2026 instead of new data.

• Resident F&B entrants declined from 16,100 in 2023 to 14,000 in 2025.
• Entrants were evenly distributed between full-time and part-time roles across the three years.

• MP asks if AI adoption cuts junior lawyers' routine work and if new training framework addresses it.
• Minister defers answer to a later parliamentary session.

• MP sought resident worker stats by local firm revenue tiers over 10 years.
• Ministry lacks revenue-band breakdown for local firms.
• Data shows 67% of employed residents work in local-owned firms as of June 2024.

• More than 20 resident workers benefited from Capability Transfer Programme in 2024-2025.
• Total supported to date exceeds 1,000 workers.
• Funding went to precision engineering and environmental services sectors.

• Space sector welcomes mid-career professionals from adjacent fields like aerospace, AI, and engineering.
• Reskilling via IHL courses and SkillsFuture supports transitions into satellite and mission roles.
• Agencies and companies offer grants, advisory services, and training to accelerate sector growth.

• Workplace safety improved to record lows, though construction, manufacturing, and transport remain high-risk sectors.
• Ministry cites targeted measures: video surveillance, scaffold licensing, demerit points, and doubled fines for repeat breaches.

• Minister notes term-contract staff have legal protections but face benefit disparities.
• Existing Tripartite Advisory and Standard promote good employment practices.
• Ongoing Employment Act review will balance worker safeguards with business flexibility.

• Re-employment durations for retrenched Singaporeans remain broadly stable.
• Average time to find new jobs rose slightly from 2.5 months in 2024 to 2.6 months in 2025.

• From June 2025 to March 2026, 6,100 retrenchment notifications received; 1,170 were late.
• Compliance rate improved to 80% from 70% average in 2022-2025.

• Singapore fresh graduates' median wages top most East Asian economies, but trail Hong Kong after PPP.
• Differences reflect economic structure, high-value industries, MNC presence, and supply chain integration.
• Strategy: attract investments, raise productivity, and equip graduates with relevant skills for growth sectors.

• Tripartite partners help displaced food manufacturing workers reskill and redeploy into new jobs.
• Programmes cater to varying needs, from job-ready workers to those requiring extra training.

• PWM for food services has no long-term adverse impact on retrenchments; worker coverage rose from 49,000 to 53,000.
• Retrenchments stem from economic, cost, restructuring and competition factors, not the wage model.
• Mandatory notification within five working days exists; tripartite partners are discussing shortening it.

• Minister says short-term contract rise is slight, from 1.6% to 1.7%.
• Driven by seasonal hiring in accommodation and food services sectors.
• No broad shift to just-in-time hiring; permanent jobs remain over 90%.

• Government noted global approaches vary, from legislation to guidelines, and effectiveness remains unclear.
• Studying AI's employment impact with tripartite partners before deciding Singapore's approach.
• Employers must comply with fair employment guidelines and upcoming Workplace Fairness Act.