Work Permit (Foreign Worker) - Inform MOM

Salary Payments

Wages should reflect the scope of work agreed upon. You must pay your worker his/her salary due to him/her each month, no later than seven days after the last day of that month. As part of the Work Permit application, employers are required to declare the monthly basic salary that their Work Permit holder will be receiving.

You can either pay your worker by cash or credit the wages directly into his/her bank account. If by mutual agreement you are to keep the bank account book, he/she must be given access to the book to check that payments are credited regularly. You must also keep a record of the monthly salary paid to your worker, and you should be able to produce this record at the request of a public officer.

Where appropriate, you should consider giving your worker a periodic wage adjustment. This is to reward him/her for good performance and loyalty in service. Apart from monthly wages, you could also consider offering your worker a contract gratuity. The sum of money, which is to be negotiated between you and the worker, could be paid to him/her upon conclusion of an agreed period of employment, which should not be longer than the validity of his/her Work Permit. You will find that these incentives may result in a more motivated worker who would serve out his/her contract diligently and effectively.