What are the eligible claims under WICA?

You are entitled to your gross rate of pay on a public holiday if you were not absent on the working day before or after a holiday without consent or you are on authorised leave. The Employment Act states that if a public holiday falls on a non-working day, you are entitled to another day off or one extra day's salary in lieu of the public holiday.

For common work arrangements, your contractual hours of work are as follows: If you work 5 days or less a week your contractu al hours of work are Up to 9 hours per day or 44 hours a week and if you work more than 5 days a week your contractual hours of work are up to 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week. For other work arrangements, your contractual hours of work are as follows: If youwork less than 44 hours every alternate week your contractual hours of work are up to 48 hours a week, but capped at 88 hours in any continuous 2-week period. If you work shifts of up to 12 hours a day your contractual hours of work are uto an average of 44 hours over a continuous 3-week period..Overtime work is all work in excess of the normal hours of work (excluding breaks).You can claim overtime if you are:a non-workman earning up to $2,600.or a workman earning up to $4,500.

You need to gather information on salaries, skill training, leaves of absence, holidays, hours, contracts, and much more. The Ministry of Manpower has a comprehensive list of employment resources to help you get an understanding of what working in Singapore will actually be like.These are useful information that you need to keep in mind when working in Singapre for you to be aware of your benefits and limitations

As am employer, you can prevent misunderstanding from happening by adopting fair and responsible employment practices and treating your employees with respect. You can address your employees situation by providing proper grievance-handling procedures and informing employees that there are channels within the company that would help them resolve their issues.

The program supports the elderly who had low incomes through life and now have little or no family support. The Silver Support Scheme is targeted at the bottom 20% of Singaporeans aged 65 and there is no need to register. To be eligible, you must be a Singapore citizen who is 65 and above, and must meet all of the criteria: Total CPF contributions of not more than $70,000 by age 55, Self-employed persons must have a yearly net trade income of not greater than $22,800 when you were between the age of 45 and 54, live in an HDB flat that is 5-room or smaller, not own and or have a spouse who owns a 5-room or larger HDB flat or private, live in a household with a monthly income of not more than $1,100.

There are 4 types of visa in Singapore. The first one is Employment Pass for professionals earning at least S$3300. The second one is EntrePass for entrepreneurs looking to start their business in Singapore. The third one is Personalized Employment Pass only given to high earners already holding an employment pass, but offering huge flexibility in employment terms and eligible industries and lastly, S Pass the most common visa type for typical foreign workers, provided to mid-tier professionals earning at least S$2200 a month.