Is minimum period of employment required for waiver of MYE?

Is POE required for MYE waiver to hire migrant worker?

Can NTS worker be hired without experience in Singapore?

Removal of Period of Employment (POE) requirement for Man-Year Entitlement (MYE)-waiver

In August 2021, the Government removed the minimum POE requirement of three years and two years for Construction and Process WPHs respectively, arriving from Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to qualify for the MYE-waiver. This measure was to help support the inflow and retention of workers and is due to expire in March 2022.

The Government has announced to make the removal of the minimum POE requirement permanent. This is also in line with the dismantling of the MYE framework from 1 Jan 2024.

Going forward, all incoming or renewal NTS and PRC WPHs will no longer need to meet the minimum POE requirement to qualify for the MYE-waiver.

Remarks:

• Non-Traditional Sources refer to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
• MYE is a Work Permit allocation system for workers in the Construction and Process sectors, and reflects the total number of NTS and PRC WPHs an employer is allowed to employ, based on the value of projects or contracts awarded by developers or owners.
• Employers may hire Construction and Process sector WPHs from NTS and PRC without MYE, i.e. on MYE-waiver, if the workers have a minimum Period of Employment of three years and two years respectively.

Note:

From 1 January 2024, main contractors will no longer need to apply for MYE to hire Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) or People’s Republic of China (PRC) workers based on the value of their projects or contracts awarded.

This page is only applicable to construction and process companies that had applied for MYE with project contracts that were awarded or had the tender called on or before 18 February 2022. They will be allowed to use the awarded MYE quotas for hiring of NTS workers at a lower levy rate till 31 December 2024 or their project completion date (whichever is earlier).