Global Alerts

SINGAPORE – Employment Pass Required Before Start of Work

Posted on December 19, 2014

Effective March 16, 2015, foreign workers will no longer be permitted to start work immediately upon arrival with a valid In-Principal Approval letter. Rather, the Ministry of Manpower will require that they obtain an Employment Pass prior to beginning work…. Read more »

SWITZERLAND – Highly Skilled Worker Quotas to be Reduced

Posted on December 19, 2014

The Swiss Federal Council has decided that the total number of work permits will be reduced from 12,000 to 8,750 in 2015. This 27% decrease is likely meant to encourage Swiss companies to utilize the local Swiss workforce rather than… Read more »