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IMPACT – HIGH
The Singaporean government has announced that it will introduce the new Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) for evaluating Employment Pass (EP) applications in September 2023.
Key Points:
Additional Information: The current Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) job advertising requirement will continue to apply. Firms with fewer than 25 PMET employees will automatically score 10 points on the Diversity and Support for Local Employment categories. Applicants will be exempt from COMPASS if they earn at least 20,000 Singaporean dollars per month, are filling a short-term role for less than one month or are applying as an overseas intra-corporate transferee. More information regarding COMPASS and how EP applications will be scored is available here.
BAL Analysis: The Singaporean government’s announcement of COMPASS is welcome news as it provides a clear and predictable framework for how EP applications will be assessed and how employers and employees can improve their EP applications.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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