{"id":1956,"date":"2022-08-23T12:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T04:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1060383-4052188.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2022-08-26T12:38:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T04:38:31","slug":"latest-changes-to-employment-pass-and-s-pass-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/latest-changes-to-employment-pass-and-s-pass-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest changes to Employment Pass and S Pass requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1956\" class=\"elementor elementor-1956\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14ea1614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14ea1614\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-280712e8\" data-id=\"280712e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10583e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10583e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With effect from 1 September 2022, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has amended its requirements for new Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass applications. The move is aimed at ensuring good calibre personnel are hired and not due to them being cheaper than hiring locals. For renewal applications, the updated criteria will apply to passes expiring on or after 1 September 2023.<\/p><p>The updates to EP and S Pass requirements can be found in the tables below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7f1df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f7f1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003eadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"003eadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Updates to EP qualifying salary<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee8f83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ee8f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"223\" src=\"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-1.jpg 840w, http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-1-300x80.jpg 300w, http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-1-768x204.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" style=\"width:100%;height:26.55%;max-width:840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9254f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d9254f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The benchmark for the EP qualifying salary is based on the top one-third of local Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMET) wages, to ensure that EP holders are comparable in quality to the top one-third of local PMETs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc868a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc868a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Updates to S Pass qualifying salary and levies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7196012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7196012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-2.jpg 840w, http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-2-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Table-2-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" style=\"width:100%;height:63.45%;max-width:840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0672196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0672196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The benchmark for the cost of hiring an S Pass holder, which includes both the qualifying salary and levy, is based on the top one-third of local Associate Professionals and Technicians (APT) wages, to ensure that S Pass holders are comparable in quality to the top one-third of local APTs.\u00a0The upcoming increase in the S Pass qualifying salary and levy is the first of three steps, to attain this benchmark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cbdb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21cbdb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immigration Services Singapore<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fabbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8fabbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies providing <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1060383-4052188.cloudwaysapps.com\/immigration-services\/\">application for work pass<\/a> and immigration services in Singapore will be able to advise prospective applicants on working in Singapore. Service providers that offer hr and payroll services are also good resources to tap on for companies looking to hire foreigners as part of their staff.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ede61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ede61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9ee7e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7a9ee7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center tab-contact-btn\"> <a class=\"default-btn red\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1060383-4052188.cloudwaysapps.com\/contact-us\/\">Get In Touch<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f983722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f983722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With effect from 1 September 2022&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-business-updates-in-singapore","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/webpreview.sg\/mms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}