Company: OTSA
Filing Date: 2025-06-09
Form Type: F-1
Source: 0001213900-25-052720
Chunk: 209

Company: OTSAW Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-06-09
Form: F-1
Chunk 209
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 employee’s wages. Foreign Employees The availability and the employment of skilled and unskilled foreign workers are affected by the government’s policies and regulations on the immigration and employment of foreign workers in Singapore. The policies and regulations are set out in, inter alia, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 of Singapore (“EFMA”) and the relevant Government Gazettes. Under the EFMA, no person shall employ a foreign employee and no foreign employee shall be in the employment of an employer unless the foreign employee has a valid work pass. In relation to the employment of foreign professionals, employers must ensure that such persons apply for an “Employment Pass”. In relation to the employment of semi -skilledor unskilled foreign workers, employers must ensure that such persons apply for a “Work Permit”. In relation to the employment of foreign mid -levelskilled workers, employers must ensure that such persons apply for “S Pass”. The Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations 2012 of Singapore (“EFMR”) requires employers of work permit holders, inter alia, to (i) subsidize medical expenses of foreign workers (unless agreed otherwise), (ii) provide safe working conditions, (iii) provide acceptable accommodation consistent with any law or governmental regulations, and (iv) provide and maintain medial insurance for inpatient care and day surgery, with coverage of at least S$60,000 (approximately US$10,675) per every 12 -monthperiod. The EFMR also requires employers of S Pass holders, inter alia, to (i) subsidize medical expenses of foreign worker (unless agreed otherwise) and (ii) provide and maintain medical insurance for inpatient care and day surgery, with coverage of at least S$60,000 (approximately US$10,675) per every 12 -monthperiod. An employer of foreign workers is also subject to, inter alia, the provisions set out in the EA, the EMFA, the Immigration Act 1959 of Singapore and the Immigration Regulations. Workplace Safety and Health The Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 of Singapore (“WSHA”) governs the safety, healthcare and welfare of persons at work in workplaces. Under the WSHA, every employer has the duty to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, measures that are necessary to ensure the safety and health of his employees at work, as well as persons who may be affected by any undertaking carried on by him in the workplace. The measures necessary to ensure the safety and