More recently, there has been a focus on ensuring sufficient jobs for local professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) as resident workers become more educated. The Fair Consideration Framework began in 2014, under which companies must post job ads on the national Jobs Bank for at least two weeks for Singaporeans to consider before they can to hire a foreigner on an EP.
Over the last two years, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has also placed on a watchlist 500 companies found to be favouring foreigners in hiring, and scrutinises their applications for EPs more closely.
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