Today-Dec 14
Companies that are deemed to contribute to Singapore’s economic priorities and that commit to hiring and training resident workers will soon be allowed to temporarily hire S Pass and work permit holders beyond the prevailing foreign worker quotas. Firms that qualify for this new Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme will be able to obtain more S Pass and work permit quotas of up to 5 per cent of their base workforce headcount, subject to a cap of 50 workers for each firm. The S Pass is for mid-level skilled foreign workers and the work permit is for migrant workers in in the construction, manufacturing, marine shipyard, process or services sectors. Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, who is also Second Minister for Trade and Industry, said on Tuesday (Dec 13): “We wanted to provide enterprises that are very innovative, that have made significant investments and that have also very firm and very aggressive internationalisation plans, the complementary foreign manpower to help them. “We will work very closely with the companies to make sure that they have the requisite work permits, S Passes, depending on the sectors that they are in, so that they can continue to grow and to grow very aggressively. “And that would then translate into a lot more opportunities for Singaporeans to move up the career path and at the same time, allow firms to get the type of technical expertise and talent needed.” Dr Tan was speaking at the launch of the scheme at Goldbell Group, which leases and distributes commercial and industrial vehicles. The details of the scheme were announced by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sep-temporary-increase-foreign-workers-2066621
