ANNOUNCEMENT 21 Feb 2011
In February 2011, the government of Singapore announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS
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SOURCE
Ministry of Manpower. (2011). Foreign Worker Levy Changes. Available at http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/Pages/PressReleasesDetail.aspx?listid=349
http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/Pages/PressReleasesDetail.aspx?listid=389
On 21 February 2011, the government of Singapore published the details for announced changes to its foreign workers levy schedule.
According to the released schedules, monthly levies on workers depending on occupation are set to rise semi-anually until July 2013. Among the changes are:
The first increase in levies has taken place as of 1 December 2011.
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