{"id":182,"date":"2026-08-26T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:12:16","slug":"sg-employment-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/?page_id=182","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Employment Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"lgq-article\">\n<div class=\"lgq-kicker\">Singapore \u00b7 HR KNOWLEDGE<\/div>\n<h1>Singapore Employment Basics<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lgq-lead\">A high-level guide to the Employment Act and the importance of clear contracts of service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lgq-alert\"><strong>General guidance only.<\/strong> Requirements and decisions remain with the relevant authority. This page does not assess individual eligibility or guarantee any approval.<\/div>\n<h2>What employers and job seekers should understand<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Employment Act is Singapore\u2019s main labour law for basic terms and conditions of employment for covered employees.<\/li>\n<li>Coverage and specific protections depend on statutory criteria and employment circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>Foreign employees with work passes are also subject to the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act framework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lgq-source\"><strong>Official source<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mom.gov.sg\/employment-practices\/employment-act\/who-is-covered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOM \u2014 Employment Act: who it covers \u2197<\/a><span>Last verified: 26 August 2026<\/span><span>Reviewer: Leader Global Group \u2014 staging source review<\/span><span>Next review: 26 September 2026<\/span><span>Relevance note: General guidance only. Check the official authority source for current relevance and effective dates before acting.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore \u00b7 HR KNOWLEDGE Singapore Employment Basics A high-level guide to the Employment Act and the importance of clear contracts of service. General guidance only. Requirements and decisions remain with the relevant authority. This page does not assess individual eligibility or guarantee any approval. What employers and job seekers should understand The Employment Act is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-182","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions\/214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderglobalgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}