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EA Alerts 2018

Date	Topic	For	Title
Oct	Advisory	All EAs	Adopt the Tripartite Standard on Recruitment Practices and distinguish yourself as a fair employer Attachments: Annexes FAQs Related: Tripartite Standard on Recruitment Practices
Oct	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Disallowing employers from safekeeping FDWs’ money Related: Press release FAQs Paying salary of FDW How to open bank account for FDW
Oct	Advisory	All EAs	Insensitive advertisements
Sep	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Advisory to EAs on insensitive advertisements Related: Press release Advisory to EAs on insensitive advertisements (2016) Advisory to EAs on insensitive advertisements (2014)
Sep	Advisory	All EAs	Foreign worker Settling-in Programme to start on 1 October 2018 Related: SIP for Work Permit holders Register online: MWC website
Sep	Advisory	All EAs	Amendments to EALCs which take effect from 1 Sep 2018 Attachments: Amendment highlights FAQ
Jul	Advisory	All EAs	Fake job postings (reminder) Related: Fake job postings
Jun	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Inaccurate IPA information – MOM stepping up checks Attachment: FAQ on making changes to the information within the IPA letter
Jun	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Enhanced penalties for EAs found with underaged FDWs
May	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Two employment agencies charged for deploying underaged foreign domestic workers Related: Press release
May	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	MOM advisory to EAs on Indonesian embassy’s new performance bond requirement Attachments: Acknowledgement form Terms and conditions – Extract Related: Press release Related questions
Mar	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	New work pass cards for FDWs when you issue or renew their passes from 20 March 2018
Feb	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Changes to the FDW Levy Framework Attachments: Budget 2018 annex - FDW levy FAQs on changes to FDW levy
Feb	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Adopt responsible practices towards your clients Attachment: Guidelines for employment agencies placing FDWs
Jan	Policy	All EAs	EAs to comply with In-Principle Approval (IPA) letter requirements
Jan	Advisory	All EAs	Promoting mobile apps to foreign workers in Singapore – “PeopleGo” and “FWapp”

Date	Topic	For	Title
Aug	Advisory	All EAs	Fake job postings
Aug	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Underaged FDWs – MOM stepping up checks
Jun	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	EAs’ role in managing runaway FDWs
May	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	EAs buying insurance for FDWs Attachment: Code of Practice for agents – Appendix D of GIARR Related: Press release on changes to personal accident insurance requirements of FDWs Insurance requirements for FDWs
May	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Provide your FDWs with proper accommodation Related: FDW’s accommodation
May	Policy	FDW-placing EAs	Enhancements to FDW’s personal accident insurance requirements Related: Press release on changes to personal accident insurance requirements of FDWs Insurance requirements for FDWs
April	Report	All EAs	Updates on cluster audit operation in Bukit Timah

Date	Topic	For	Title
Dec	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Safety of FDWs Related: Contracts and safety agreement for FDW
Dec	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	EAs’ role in promoting good employment relationships between FDWs and their employers
Nov	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Inappropriate advertisements On E-Commerce Websites Related: Advisory to FDW-Placing EAs against insensitive advertising and inappropriate
Sep	Policy	FDW-placing EAs	EAs’ role in repatriating FDWs
Jun	Policy	All EAs	Advance notice to EAs to keep records of referral and placement data for positions where the fixed monthly salary is at least $3,300, from 1 August 2016 Attachment: Letter of notice Related: Submit quarterly referral and placement
Jun	eService	FDW-placing EAs	Implementation of Employment Agency (EA) customer ratings Related: Customer ratings for FDW-placing EAs
May	Policy	All EAs	Proposed amendments to EALCs to take effect from 1 June 2016
May	Policy	FDW-placing EAs	Enhanced version of IPA letter for FDWs Attachments: Sample IPA – employer’s copy Sample IPA – FDW’s copy
May	Policy	FDW-placing EAs	Declaration of FDWs’ employers contact details in Work Permit applications
Apr	eServices	All EAs	System migration notification – OBLS is moving to LicenceOne portal (beta) Related: Perform EA licence transactions
Mar	Policy	All EAs	Enhanced Licensing Framework for Employment Agencies Attachment: Enhanced Licensing Framework Related: Which employment agency licence to get
Feb	eServices	All EAs	Revamped Employment Agency Directory Related: Employment agencies and personnel search

Date	Topic	For	Title
Dec	Advisory	All EAs	CEA Advisory to employment agencies
Nov	Advisory	All EAs	Important EDM alert for employment agencies
Oct	Report	All EAs	Orchard cluster audit operation results
Sep	Advisory	All EAs	Changes to Employment Act - To issue itemised pay slips and key employment terms (KETs) to employees Related: Itemised pay slips KETs Templates and resources for KETs and pay slips
Aug	Advisory	Non-FDW placing EAs	TAFEP’s EDM for non-FDW employment agencies
Aug	Advisory	FW-placing EAs	Ensuring acceptable accommodation for non-domestic foreign workers Related: Housing requirements for foreign worker
Aug	Advisory	FW-placing EAs	Employment Agencies Licence Conditions
May	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Four EAs found to have inappropriately displayed FDWs
May	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Minimum entry age requirement for FDWs Related: Foreign domestic worker eligibility
Apr	Advisory	All EAs	Tripartite guidelines on fair employment practices – update
Apr	Advisory	All EAs	Orchard cluster audit operations: May 2015
Mar	Advisory	All EAs	Include your employment agency’s information in written documents
Mar	Advisory	All EAs	Implementation of revised Security Bond and Banker’s Guarantee forms Related: Forms for employment agencies
Feb	Advisory	FW-placing EAs	Do not keep passport or work pass of foreign worker Related: How should I advise my customers if they asked whether they can keep the passports of their workers?
Feb	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Provide your FDWs with acceptable accommodation
Jan	Advisory	All EAs	New authorisation forms (with effect from 1 February 2015) Related: Forms for employment agencies

Date	Topic	For	Title
Nov	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Ensuring timely pick-up of FDWs from Changi Airport
Nov	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Follow-up FAQs on advisory to FDW-placing EAs against insensitive advertising and inappropriate display of FDWs
Oct	Advisory	All EAs	Demerit points framework effective 1 November 2014 Related: Demerit points system for employment agencies
Sep	Notice	EAs employing PMEs	Call for information for the appointment of programme partners for the provision of career and employment services
Sep	Policy	All EAs	Employment Agency Licence Conditions (EALC) effective 1 July 2014 Related: Self-assessment basic compliance checklists
Jul	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	Advisory to FDW-placing EAs against insensitive advertising and inappropriate display of FDWs
Jul	Advisory	FDW-placing EAs	EAs to remind employers and FDWs to take note of safety when performing household chores Related: Employer’s guide: FDW
Jun	Advisory	CL (All) and CL (Local)	Extending duration of Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI) tests Related: Certificate of Employment Intermediaries (CEI)
Apr	Report	All EAs	43% of EAs found with no infringement for our cluster audits

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