Clarification by Minister for Manpower

The following statement was made by the Minister for Manpower (Dr Tan See Leng) during the Ministry of Manpower’s Committee of Supply debate at the Sitting of 7 March 2025:

The Minister for Manpower (Dr Tan See Leng): So, in this kind of very tight labour market, when you peg it at the qualifying salaries at the top one-third of the respective sector, we are not setting up a new forward projected qualifying salary. The way we set the benchmarks is based on the prevailing salary of the top one-third of the EP and S Pass holders. [Please refer to "Committee of Supply – Head S (Ministry of Manpower)", Official Report, 7 March 2025, Vol 95, Issue 160, Budget section.]

Written statement by Dr Tan See Leng circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):

I wish to make the following factual correction to my clarifications during the Ministry of Manpower’s Committee of Supply debate at the Sitting of 7 March 2025. My clarifications should read as follows:

The Minister for Manpower (Dr Tan See Leng): So, in this kind of very tight labour market, when you peg it at the qualifying salaries at the top one-third of the respective sector, we are not setting up a new forward projected qualifying salary. The way we set the benchmarks is based on the prevailing salary of the top one-third of local professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) and local associate professionals and technicians (APTs).