MOM (Ministry of Manpower)
Ministry of Manpower
Just Tell Me
MOM is Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower, responsible for workforce and workplace policies, including employment conditions, workplace safety and foreign manpower.
Also called: Ministry of Manpower
Explain Like I’m Five
MOM works on the rules and policies surrounding working life. Its responsibilities connect workers, employers and unions, with the aim of safe, fair workplaces and a functioning labour market. Its work includes both local workforce matters and foreign manpower.
Where You’ll Run Into It
In an HR explanation about leave or salary, a workplace-safety announcement, or information about employing a migrant domestic worker. MOM’s employment-practices pages cover subjects such as contracts, termination and retrenchment, so employees may encounter the name well beyond hiring paperwork.
An MC concerns a certified absence, while AWS concerns an annual wage payment. They name specific employment concepts rather than the ministry itself.
Example
“Our HR email links to MOM’s explanation of sick leave.”
The employee is being pointed to the ministry’s official information about employment conditions, rather than a rule invented by that company’s HR team.
The Part People Get Wrong
MOM is not only concerned with foreign workers. Its mission also includes helping Singaporeans access good jobs and supporting safe, fair workplaces. The applicable rules still depend on the employment situation and coverage of the relevant law.
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