Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) Order 2011

Regulation 12

Calculation of number of spaces in each Tier

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of paragraph 9 —

(a)

the number of spaces in Tier 1 for the S pass holders of an employer in that sector shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula and rounded down to the nearest whole number:whereTWFis the total workforce of the employer in that sector on the counting day immediately preceding the beginning of the month; and Pis the number appearing in the third column of the relevant Schedule corresponding to Tier 1; and

(b)

there shall be no limit on the number of spaces in Tier 2 for the S pass holders of an employer in that sector.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraphs 10 and 11 —

(a)

the number of spaces in Tier 1 for the S pass holders and work permit holders of an employer in that sector shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula and rounded down to the nearest whole number:whereTWFis the total workforce of the employer in that sector on the counting day immediately preceding the beginning of the month; and Pis the number appearing in the third column of the relevant Schedule corresponding to Tier 1;

(b)

the number of spaces in Tier 2 for the S pass holders and work permit holders of an employer in that sector shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula and rounded down to the nearest whole number:whereTWFis the total workforce of the employer in that sector on the counting day immediately preceding the beginning of the month; Pis the number appearing in the third column of the relevant Schedule corresponding to Tier 2; and T1is the number of spaces in Tier 1 calculated under sub-paragraph (a); and

(c)

there shall be no limit on the number of spaces in Tier 3 for the S pass holders and work permit holders of an employer in that sector.

Subregulation 3

In this paragraph, unless the context otherwise requires, “relevant Schedule” means —

(a)

in relation to an S pass holder, the Fourth Schedule;

(b)

in relation to a general work permit holder, the Fifth Schedule; and

(c)

in relation to a manufacturing worker, the Ninth Schedule.

Subregulation 4

If the total number of S pass holders and work permit holders of the employer in that sector on the relevant counting day exceeds the number of spaces in that Tier determined under sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) or (b) (as the case may be), it shall be deemed that there are no spaces available in that Tier.

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