Who are exempted from re-employment?

There are several types of employees who are exempted from re-employment. They include:

• Public officers in:
  • Police Service
  • Prisons Service
  • Narcotics Service
  • Civil Defence Service
  • Corrupt Practices Investigation (Junior) Service
  • Corrupt Practices Investigation (Senior) Service
• Persons enlisted for regular service in the Singapore Armed Forces.
• Auxiliary police officers.
• Public officers and statutory board employees eligible for benefits under the Pensions Act.
• Cabin crew on board commercial aircrafts.
• Employees working 20 hours per week or less.
• Employees on fixed term contracts for specific projects, where the expectation is that employment will cease when the project ends.
• Employees who were first employed after age 55, and have served the company for less than 2 years.