Original title: The latest update of the Ministry of Human Resources: The policy that WP does not need to leave the country to change jobs has been extended to May 31 next year
The Ministry of Human Resources has launched a temporary plan last year to help enterprises cope with the manpower shortage caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.
Those who hold the work permit must leave the country to find work, and cannot do work unrelated to the work permit. However, due to the special reasons of the epidemic, the Ministry of Human Resources announced that the policy of allowing foreign employees with permits to work in different fields would be extended to May 31, 2022.
In order to reduce the epidemic risk of entry workers to Singapore, the number of work permit holders entering Singapore is limited to a very small range. The Ministry of Human Resources announced the extension of this plan on May 23 to help more companies hire workers already in Singapore. This temporary plan will be extended to May 31, 2022.
The temporary policy has also eased the pressure on some industries in Singapore due to the shortage of staff due to the prohibition of the application for new work permits and the restriction on the entry of some people with work permits. In principle, the previous employer's consent is required before applying for a new work visa. However, if the permit expires within 40 days, in principle, the new company can hire new foreign employees without the consent of the original employer.
The temporary plan for 2022 is expanded as follows:
A. Allow workers to change jobs across industries, applicable to all departments:
Companies in all departments can employ the existing work permit holders in Singapore from other departments and obtain the consent of their current employers. This has relaxed the current regulations that only allow job changes in the industry.
B. Workers whose work permit is about to expire are allowed to change jobs in all departments:
Companies in all industries can employ existing work permit holders in their industries or other industries. The validity of the work permit needs to be between 40 days and 21 days (inclusive), without the consent of the current employer.. This is an extension of the existing plan of the construction and processing industry to change jobs within its own sector.
40 days or less than 21 days before the expiration of the work permit
Job changes in the industry:
Manufacturing and service enterprises can [email protected] Or visit the SBF website to learn about the application.
When the work permit expires for more than 40 days, construction, shipbuilding and processing enterprises can continue to use WP Online to help existing work permit holders apply for new permits; Within 21 days before the expiration of the work permit, if you need to change jobs, you can contact [email protected] 。
For cross industry transfer, please contact SBF（ [email protected] ）Or visit the SBF website for more information.
The validity period of work permit expires within 40 to 21 days (including 40 days)
The company can submit the application for job conversion in the industry or across industries online.
Manpower matching assistance
Hire companies that need help finding existing work permit holders from the same transferable department, or contact their respective department associations:
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