Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Employment (Employment Records, Key Employment Terms and Pay Slips) Regulations 2016
Regulation 5
Employee records — retention period
For the purposes of section 95(1) of the Act, the record retention period for an employee record relating to an employee of an employer is —
for an employee record relating to a matter in item 1, 2 or 3 of the First Schedule, during the period of employment with the employer and, if employment with the employer ends, for one year after the last day of employment with the employer; and
for each entry made to an employee record relating to a matter described in any other item of the First Schedule, a period of 2 years after the entry is made and, if employment with the employer ends, for one year after the last day of employment with the employer.