Press Releases

In an attempt to bring greater transparency with regards to the employment of work permit and S Pass Holders, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has recently issued guidelines on quotas of hiring foreign workers. The brochures explain hiring quotas in five sectors of the economy, namely, construction, ... Continue Reading

Singapore, in a bid to further strengthen its Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (DTA) network, has seen new DTAs come into force and updated existing ones in the first five months of 2014. Six countries have been engaged so far. According to SingaporeCompanyIncorporation.sg, a portal ... Continue Reading

Singapore’s Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Campaign launched this month aims to make Singapore a safer place to work and focused raising the country’s WSH standards. This comes on the back of 19 fatalities in Q1 2014, 12 of which occurred in the construction ... Continue Reading

To help employers better understand Singapore work pass applications and renewals, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has last week issued brochures on Singapore Employment Pass as well as S Pass applications and renewals. The brochures are issued to help Singapore companies employ foreign workers in a ... Continue Reading

In a bid to strengthen the quality of financial reporting by companies, Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) has last week expanded the scope of the Financial Reporting Surveillance Programme (FRSP). In light of the growing complexity in financial reporting requirements ... Continue Reading

The announcement by Singapore Business Federation (SBF) last week to produce a rental code of practice is a push in the right direction, says SingaporeCompanyIncorporation.sg, a leading Singapore business incorporation portal. It will enhance the transparency of rental rates and allow landlords ... Continue Reading