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Applicants will need to earn a fixed monthly salary of […]","datePublished":"2022-10-19","dateModified":"2022-10-28","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/editor1\/#Person","name":"Judith Tan","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/editor1\/","identifier":57,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judith-Tan-100x100.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/Judith-Tan-100x100.jpg","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TheHomeGround Asia","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","width":640,"height":640}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feature-Image-1920-x-1080-px-V2-53.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/Feature-Image-1920-x-1080-px-V2-53.jpg","height":900,"width":1600},"url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/unwrapped-new-work-pass-strengthens-spore-as-a-global-hub-what-about-sporeans\/","commentCount":"1","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/unwrapped-new-work-pass-strengthens-spore-as-a-global-hub-what-about-sporeans\/#Comment1","dateCreated":"2026-04-21 18:03:15","description":"Thanks for sharing. I read many of your blog posts, cool, your blog is very good.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"\u6ce8\u518cBinance","url":"https:\/\/www.binance.info\/register?ref=IHJUI7TF"}}],"about":["Features","Local","Singapore","Unwrapped"],"wordCount":261,"keywords":["$30","000","DPM","lawrence wong","new work pass","Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass"],"articleBody":"Singapore’s new work pass is among several initiatives to\u00a0strengthen its position as a global talent hub.Known as the Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass,\u00a0 it is the nation’s card up its sleeve to attract the world’s best and brightest across all sectors to its shores.Applicants will need to earn a fixed monthly salary of $30,000 and above, which is comparable to the top 5 per cent of Employment Pass (EP) holders.To appease Singaporeans,\u00a0Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the Government will \u201credouble\u201d its efforts to develop and support workers while keeping the economy open.Speaking at the Singapore Economic Policy Forum on 18 Oct, Mr Wong, who is also the Finance Minister, said Singapore\u2019s \u201ctwin strategy\u201d is to stay open and develop local.He said in Singapore\u2019s strategy to keep the economy growing, that growth is inclusive, in a more uncertain global economic environment.But to\u00a0\u201cget rid of more foreigners\u201d to reclaim jobs for Singaporeans is “fatally flawed\u201d as those jobs will not automatically go to Singaporeans, he said.In our weekly series Unwrapped, TheHomeGround Asia takes a closer look at major stories and happenings that impact Singaporeans.We discuss if this new pass will be a thorn on the side of local employers and employees alike despite reassurances from the government that the Singaporean worker will not be cast aside or become redundant.RELATED:\u00a0Unwrapped: Healthier SG \u2013 If it\u2019s preventive healthcare, why start from age 60?Join the conversations on TheHomeGround Asia\u2019s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/\/singapore\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Unwrapped: New work pass strengthens S’pore as a global hub, what about S’poreans?","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/unwrapped-new-work-pass-strengthens-spore-as-a-global-hub-what-about-sporeans\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]