The updates to the Fair Consideration Framework are a strong deterrent that will make firms more likely to practise fair hiring consideration, experts said.
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo yesterday announced changes to the framework, under which firms with discriminatory hiring practices face stiffer penalties which include debarment from applying for and renewing work passes for at least 12 months, up from a minimum six months previously.
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