Written Answer to PQ on Fictitious Records for EPass Applications

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1030 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 12 JANUARY 2026
QUESTION NO. 85 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) in the past three years, how many employers were sanctioned for submitting fictitious recruitment records to justify Employment Pass applications; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider revoking the work passes of foreign hiring managers found complicit in such fraudulent practices.

Answer:

1. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) adopts a firm position against employers who attempt to circumvent our work pass framework and do not fairly consider local candidates, such as by advertising job vacancies on MyCareersFuture as a token measure or providing false information in their work pass applications.

2. Between 2023 and 2025, MOM took enforcement action against an average of 140 employers each year for not fairly considering local candidates. This includes incidents where employers had submitted fictitious advertisements or provided false information to MOM. Our enforcement actions range from written warnings to debarment from hiring foreign workers for up to 24 months. If foreign hiring managers are found to be complicit in such fraudulent activities, we will also take enforcement action against them. Such actions may include revocation of work passes and debarment from employment in Singapore.