The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2018, introduced in Parliament in October, will be read for a second time next month. The inclusion of all professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) under the Employment Act is a watershed moment for Singapore’s labour legislation and extends key statutory benefits to an additional 430,000 workers.
– An extract from a post titled Employment Bill 2018 – Watershed Expansion of Workers’ Protection by NTUC Assistant Secretary-General Patrick Tay.
Here are the things you need to know when the amendments come into effect: