The rise in EP numbers post-COVID shows that businesses in Singapore still rely heavily on foreign expertise to fill specific roles.
showing that the number of Employment Passes is now higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, a Singaporean on social media has questioned whether “jobs offered to EP holders are the ‘jobs Singaporeans don’t want’?”
Of the new non-resident jobs, 64,800 were in sectors like construction, which typically require work permits and other types of work passes.Meanwhile, 18,700 new jobs were for EP and S Pass holders, who are high-skilled workers. The MOM statistics suggest that while a large portion of non-resident job growth is in lower-skilled sectors, the increase in EP holders indicates a demand for higher-skilled foreign professionals.These skilled positions prompted a Singaporean to question if these are really “jobs Singaporeans don’t want.” Based on MOM data, in December 2019, there were 193,700 EP holders and 200,000 S Pass holders, totalling 393,700.
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