Consider all candidates fairly before you apply for an S pass

Before applying for an S Pass, you must advertise the job on MyCareersFuture and consider all candidates fairly. This is expected of all employers.

Fair Consideration Framework (FCF)

The Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) sets out the requirements for all employers in Singapore to consider candidates fairly for job opportunities. Employers should not discriminate candidates based on non-job related characteristics such as age, gender, nationality or race.

All employers in Singapore are expected to adhere to the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.

Consider all candidates fairly

To promote fair employment practices and improve labour market transparency, employers submitting S Pass applications must first advertise on MyCareersFuture and consider all candidates fairly.

Advertising requirements

The advertisement should clearly explain the job requirements and salary offered to attract the right candidates.

We will reject any S Pass applications linked to advertisements that are discriminatory or do not represent the job accurately:

• The advertisement must not contain discriminatory words or phrases.
• The job advertised must match the occupation in the S Pass application.
• The employer submitting the S Pass application must be the same as the one in the job advertisement.
• The salary offered must be clear, specific, and consistent. Therefore the salary range advertised:
  • Must be visible to all candidates and cannot be hidden.
  • Cannot be too broad, i.e. the maximum salary cannot exceed two times the minimum salary.
  • Must contain the salary offered to the S Pass candidate.
• The advertisement must be open for at least 28 days to allow job seekers to view and apply for the vacancy.
• If you change any advertisement details (e.g. job title, salary, or a number of vacancies), you must keep it open for at least another 28 days before you can submit the S Pass application. This is to ensure that job seeker are aware of the updated job details and have a chance to apply for them.
  
• Job advertisements that have expired or have closed for more than 3 months cannot be used for S Pass applications. You must advertise the vacancy again to reach out to other job seekers.
  
• If you are using an advertisement for multiple S Pass applications, the total number of S Pass applications cannot exceed the number of vacancies in the advertisement.

Exemption from the advertising requirement

All employers must practice fair hiring even if their job vacancies can be exempted from advertising.

For practical reasons, you are not required to advertise on MyCareersFuture if any of the following applies:

• Your company has fewer than 10 employees.
• The fixed monthly salary for the vacancy is $20,000 and above.
• The vacancy is short-term, i.e. not more than 1 month.

For more information on job vacancies, please contact +65 6334 4328 or email at enquiry@primehr.com.sg

References:

1. https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/s-pass/consider-all-candidates-fairly
2. https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/
3. https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/fair-consideration-framework
4. https://www.tafep.sg/publication/tripartite-guidelines-fair-employment-practices
5. https://www.tal.sg/tafep/employment-practices/recruitment/job-advertisements