Budget 2026: Higher qualifying salaries for Employment Pass, S Pass holders

Budget 2026: More support for lower-wage, mid-career and older workers

Budget 2026 introduces measures to raise the Local Qualifying Salary and extend schemes to support lower-wage, mid-career, and older workers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Budget 2026: Higher qualifying salaries for Employment Pass, S Pass holders

The local qualifying salary, which sets the minimum salary that local employees must be paid in firms that hire foreigners, will also be raised to S$1,800 this year.

Budget 2026: Work pass salary hikes may dampen rental demand, raise business costs

Singapore's decision to raise qualifying salaries for Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass holders, as announced in Budget 2026, could weigh on demand for rental housing from foreign workers and increase operating costs for businesses, industry watchers say. The updates to Singapore’s foreign workforce policies are intended to maintain the quality of EP holders as local wages rise, and strengthen support for lower-wage workers.  The aim is to keep th…

Local qualifying salary for full-time employees to rise from S$1,600 to S$1,800

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Budget 2026: Singapore extends Senior Employment Credit to end-2027

Mid-career training allowance expands to part-time training as well