{"id":24519,"date":"2019-03-14T15:56:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T07:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.zegal.com\/?p=24519"},"modified":"2023-01-18T13:37:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T05:37:31","slug":"have-singapores-employment-act-affected-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.zegal.com\/en-gb\/blog\/post\/have-singapores-employment-act-affected-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Singapore’s Changes To The Employment Act Affected Your Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>Changes to Singapore\u2019s Employment Act took effect 1 April 2019<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

It is without dispute that the Singapore employment landscape has been constantly adapting to keep up with global economic forces and the changing profile of local workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

Singapore\u2019s Employment (Amendment) Bill 2018<\/span><\/a> was <\/span>passed in Parliament<\/span><\/a> on 20 November 2018, bringing changes to the Employment Act (EA) and Employment Claims Act (ECA) which took effect from 1 April 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key major changes were:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Senior managers and executives to be covered under the EA.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Statutory protection against unfair dismissal expanded.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Part IV of the EA on working time protections to cover more employees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    More details on these recent changes are set out below. The following are key amendments for employers to take note of:<\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/span>1. Core provisions extended to all employees<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

    Core provisions under the Act now extend to professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs). These include the minimum days of annual leave, paid public holiday and sick leave entitlements, as well as other protections such as timely payment of salary and protection against wrongful dismissal.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The three groups of employees who currently enjoy core provisions are:<\/span><\/p>\n