Employment Pass applicants who are candidates for jobs that are difficult to fill are given bonus points under a new framework from Sep 1.
SINGAPORE: The shortage occupation list will be regularly reviewed to respond to changes in the labour market, including new local graduates and students joining the workforce, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said on Monday .
The list of jobs will be adjusted annually and reset every three years, to avoid"entrenching dependencies on EP holders in any occupation”, Dr Tan said. EP applicants who are candidates for jobs on the list will be given extra points under the points system known as COMPASS . It takes effect from Sep 1.
That is one of the criteria that MOM and the Ministry of Trade and Industry consider when evaluating whether an occupation should be put on the SOL.
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