More annual leave for outsourced workers from 2029
Singapore will increase the minimum annual leave for outsourced workers in five key sectors from seven to 10 days starting in 2029. This phased implementation aims to improve employment conditions while allowing businesses time to adjust their contracts.
Why it matters
The policy reflects a broader effort to improve labor standards and wage models for lower-wage workers in essential service industries.
The increase in baseline leave will help ensure that workers’ employment conditions remain protected even when their employers change.
Listen Summarise Starting 2029, outsourced workers in cleaning, security, landscape, lift and escalator, and waste management sectors will have their minimum annual leave increased from 7 to 10 days. Around 60 per cent of resident outsourced workers will benefit from the increase. The phased implementation allows employers to plan ahead and incorporate changes into workers' contracts. AI generated
SINGAPORE - Lower-wage outsourced workers such as cleaners, security officers and landscape maintenance workers will enjoy more annual leave from 2029, when the minimum leave entitlement will be increased from seven to 10 days.
The increase in baseline annual leave, which will be implemented in phases, will benefit outsourced workers across five sectors: cleaning, security, landscape, lift and escalator, and waste management.
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