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No. S 532

Employment of Foreign Manpower Act

(CHAPTER 91A)

Employment of Foreign Manpower
(Levy) (Amendment) Order 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(1) of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into operation on 1 September 2018.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Levy) Order 2011 (G.N. No. S 371/2011) (called in this Order the principal Order) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (a) of the definition of “higher skilled marine shipyard worker”; and

(b)

by inserting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of “higher skilled marine shipyard worker”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:

“(c)	who has such academic qualifications, work experience, remuneration or any combination thereof, or who satisfies such other criteria, as the Minister determines suitable to regard the marine shipyard worker as a higher skilled marine shipyard worker;”.

Amendment of paragraph 23

3. Paragraph 23 of the principal Order is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (2) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(2) Where there is a change in the skill level of a marine shipyard worker, the levy payable at the rate specified under paragraph 22 for the category of marine shipyard worker corresponding to the new skill level of the marine shipyard worker is payable from the first day of the month following the month in which —

(a)	the worker passed the test under sub‑paragraph (1);
(b)	the Controller is satisfied that the marine shipyard worker is a higher skilled marine shipyard worker by reason of the marine shipyard worker meeting the criteria in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “higher skilled marine shipyard worker” in paragraph 2; or
(c)	the Controller is satisfied that the marine shipyard worker is a basic skilled marine shipyard worker by reason of the marine shipyard worker ceasing to meet the criteria in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “higher skilled marine shipyard worker” in paragraph 2.”.

Amendment of paragraph 24

4. Paragraph 24 of the principal Order is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (4) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(4) Where there is a change in the skill level of a manufacturing worker, the levy payable at the rate specified under sub‑paragraph (1), (2) or (3) for the category of manufacturing worker corresponding to the new skill level of the manufacturing worker is payable from the first day of the month following the month in which —

(a)	the Controller approves an application by the employer to pay a different rate of levy in respect of the work permit holder;
(b)	the Controller receives a notification of the change in the skill level of the work permit holder from the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore or the institution which conducted the relevant test;
(c)	the Controller is satisfied that the manufacturing worker is a higher skilled manufacturing worker by reason of the manufacturing worker meeting any other criteria in the definition of “higher skilled manufacturing worker” in paragraph 2; or
(d)	the Controller is satisfied that the manufacturing worker is a basic skilled manufacturing worker by reason of the manufacturing worker ceasing to meet the criteria in the definition of “higher skilled manufacturing worker” in paragraph 2.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “sub‑paragraph (2) or (3)” in sub‑paragraph (5) and substituting the words “sub‑paragraph (1), (2) or (3)”.

[G.N. Nos. S 701/2011; S 297/2012; S 666/2012; S 111/2013; S 372/2013; S 722/2013; S 420/2014; S 247/2015; S 258/2016; S 281/2017]

Made on 29 August 2018.

AUBECK KAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[WP (C) 17:03; AG/LEGIS/SL/91A/2015/2 Vol. 2]