Labour Policies and Legislation

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Labour Policies and Legislation

Overview

Course Date:
19 May 2025 to 20 May 2025
Registration Period:
19 Mar 2025 to 27 Apr 2025
Duration/Frequency:
14Hours | Monday & Tuesday (9 am - 5 pm)
Mode of Training:
Classroom
Venue:
Singapore Polytechnic
Funding:
-

For Human Resource (HR) professionals, it is essential that they possess sound knowledge of local labour policies and legislation of the territory where they practise. More importantly, the ability to apply this knowledge across the life-cycle of HR functions and situations enables HR professionals to effectively support the businesses and workforce that they serve.

The national HR certification framework identifies Labour Policies and Legislation as one of the Foundational competencies of future-ready HR professionals. This is incorporated as part of the IHRP Certification.

Course Objective

This course is specially designed to prepare Human Resource (HR) professionals, keen in taking one of the certification assessments – Paper A of the national Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) Certification. This two-day workshop covers their businesses' labour policies and legislation, tested in the assessment and focus is much application-based. Any HR professional, desiring to familiarise themselves with various labour legislations, recent changes, and applications to effectively support, can participate.

Course Outline

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Better understand relevant labour policies, legislations, and their practical applications
Be competent in advising and handling employment-related matters/issues, according to them
Review or develop and implement HR practices, policies, as well as procedures in compliance with the labour legislation and regulations

Topics to be covered

Employment Act
Employment of Foreign Manpower Act
Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations 2012
Central Provident Fund Act
Fair Consideration Framework
Industrial Relations Act
Retirement and Re-Employment Act
Work Injury Compensation Act

Minimum Requirements

Existing HR professionals with at least Two (2) Years of relevant work experience
Attended related courses or qualifications, recognised universities, polytechnics, ITE, or registered private education providers delivered
Typically responsible in designing, developing, and implementing policies, as well as programmes delivering services and functions
Role of leading a function, and guiding service delivery

Certification / Accreditation

Certificate of Attendance (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate
Certificate of Completion (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who pass the assessment and meet at least 75% attendance rate

CPD Hours Tracking

IHRP-certified professionals can log CPD hours when participating in this module. Upon completion, you can log in your CPD hours via the IHRP Portal.

Suitable for

All HR practitioners, keen in improving their knowledge and understanding of local labour law and policies, as well as those preparing for IHRP Certification, are eligible as this course identifies these areas as one of the foundational competencies

Any members of the public including Line Supervisors and Managers, interested in having a basic knowledge of the Singapore employment law and policies to manage HR matters, can also participate.