When hiring people, you must be aware of your rights and obligations as an employer. The laws are categorised as follows:

Obligations Of All Employers
Foreign Manpower Laws
Labour Relations Laws
Occupational Safety And Health Laws

Obligations Of All Employers

• Employment Act (Cap 91)
  Protects local and foreign employees except managerial, executive and confidential employees, domestic workers, seamen and Government employees.
  
  
• Employment (Part-Time Employees) Regulations 1996
  Protects local and foreign part-time employees who work less than 30 hours a week.
  
  
• Employment (Children and Young Persons) Regulations
  Rules relating to hiring children and young persons.
  
  
• Employment (Female Workmen) Regulations
  Rules relating to hiring female workmen.
  
  
• Retirement Age Act (Cap 274A)
  Protects full-time and part-time employees who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents.
  
  
• Central Provident Fund Act (Cap 36)
  Rules relating to the contribution of CPF.
  
  
• Skills Development Levy Act (Cap 306)
  Rules relating to the payment of skills development levy.

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Foreign Manpower Laws

• Employment of Foreign Manpower Act
  Protects foreign employees holding Work Permits.
  
  
• Immigration Act (Cap 133)
  Rules relating to entry into and departure from Singapore.
  
  
• Employment of Foreign Workers (Levy Order)
  Levies payable for employing foreign workers.
  
  
• Employment of Foreign Workers (Fees) Regulation
  Fees payable for employing foreign workers.
  
  
• Work Permit (Exemption) (Consolidation) Notification
  Exemptions from applying for Work Permits.
  
  
• Employment of Foreign Workers (Security Measures at Work Place) Notification
  Employers must ensure safety of foreign workers.
  
  
• Employment Agencies Act
  Rules relating to employment agencies.

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Labour Relations Laws

• Industrial Relations Act (Cap 136) (Revised Edition)
  Rules for the prevention and settlement of industrial disputes.
  
  
• Trade Unions Act (Cap 333)
  Rules regulating trade unions in Singapore.
  
  
• Trade Disputes Act (Cap 331)
  Rules relating to industrial action, strikes and lockouts.
  
  
• Part III of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Cap 67)
  Rules to maintain public order, control sea supplies and prevent strikes and lockouts in essential services.
  
  
• Singapore Labour Foundation Act (Cap 302)
  Rules to improve the welfare of union members and their families.

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Occupational Safety And Health Laws

• Workplace Safety and Health Act
  Rules relating to the safety, health and welfare of persons employed in workplaces - general factories, construction sites and shipyards.
  
  
• Workmen's Compensation Act
  Protects local and foreign manual labourers and employees earning less than S$1,600 a month.