MOM unveils safeguards for issuance of ONE Pass
The agency said it will carefully vet applications for the work pass.
Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said the agency will put in place safeguards when the Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass (ONE Pass) gets rolled out.
“We will take precaution as we roll out this new Pass that offers more privileges,” Tan told The Parliament, who expressed concerns that there could be potential abuse of the new ONE Pass.
MOM will place safeguards at “two levels.” First, Tan said MOM will “carefully vet all applications” for the work pass by conducting “back-end checks to sieve out potential cases of false salary declarations.”
“This includes scrutinising applications from companies with a limited track record and asking for more documents to verify that the salary declared will be paid. This will also be applied to all ONE Pass applications,” Tan said.
Applicants who seek to convert from an existingEmployment Passwill also have their Income Tax filings with IRAS scrutinised, said Tan.
“For overseas candidates, we will further assess their company’s market capitalisation and revenue based on verifiable sources. The economic agencies will support MOM in this endeavour,” Tan added.
In the second level, Tan said MOM will “engage the pass holders during their time in Singapore.”
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citizen 14/09/2022
There has been many cases of FT with fake degrees in Singapore. Safeguards failed. What new measures are in place this time? How does MOM measure its effectiveness?
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