MOM announcements, hiring trends and workplace changes that affect your next move, explained for job seekers.
Acting Manpower Minister warned uneven AI adoption could leave SMEs and their workers behind.
TAFEP received 166 age discrimination complaints on job ads and hiring; MOM acted in 122.
About 54% of Jobseeker Support Scheme applicants were unsuccessful as of end-September 2026.
MOM is reviewing stronger support after workers aged 50 to 59 faced weak re-entry rates.
About one in ten retrenched residents in 2025 had under two years with their employer.
Around 270 workers at SATS contractors may have been deployed outside their work pass terms, MOM says.
The 17 judgments released in 2026 clarify dismissal rules ahead of the Workplace Fairness Act in 2027.
Business groups say entry-level hires with industry experience and AI skills will have an edge.
AI is used most in early stages such as screening and shortlisting candidates, the employers' federation found.
Overall unemployment held at 2%, but more firms expect to retrench and hiring intentions stay below July levels.
Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau urged employers to retrain existing staff before hiring for new AI-era roles.
Speaking at the Best Workplaces Singapore awards, he said AI should ease recruitment, not replace relationships.