Shaping Singapore’s Future of Work: What MOM’s 2025 Addendum Means for Employers and Workers

GeneralSeptember 18, 2025 09:00

Singapore’s workforce is standing at a crossroads. Global uncertainty, rapid technological change, and the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping industries at record speed. Workers today will live longer, pursue more diverse careers, and require workplaces that are flexible, fair, and future-ready.

Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) laid out its strategic priorities in an Addendum to the President’s Address (September 2025). This roadmap highlights how Singapore intends to empower workers, support businesses, and ensure inclusive growth in the years ahead.

At Reeracoen, a leading recruitment agency in Singapore and APAC, we know these shifts matter deeply to both companies and jobseekers. Let’s unpack MOM’s priorities and what they mean for you.

📊 Curious about the latest labour market conditions? MOM’s Q2 2025 Labour Market Report shows where Singapore stands today, from unemployment rates to sectoral growth. Explore our breakdown here.

Building an Empowered Workforce in the AI Era

  • Broad-based AI literacy for the workforce.
  • AI adoption support for businesses to transform with workers, not without them.
  • Career Health SG to help Singaporeans stay career-resilient.

📌 Employers: AI adoption should focus on workforce transformation, not just automation.

📌 Workers: Upskill in digital and data literacy to stay ahead.

Supporting Career Longevity

  • Encouraging flexible work arrangements.
  • Promoting multi-generational workplaces.
  • Raising the Basic Retirement Sum to strengthen CPF savings.

📌 Why this matters: Workers will need to shift roles and industries over longer careers. Employers who embrace flexibility will retain talent more effectively.

Expanding Opportunities

  • Skills-first hiring to unlock new talent pools.
  • Stronger career progression within firms.
  • Uplifting the HR profession through capability development.
  • Global exposure programmes like the Overseas Markets Immersion Programme.

📌 Employers: Broaden hiring criteria and invest in career pathways.

📌 Workers: Focus on skills, not just qualifications, to advance.

Ensuring Inclusive Growth

  • Workplace Fairness Act for equal treatment.
  • Safer workplaces with a goal to cut fatal injury rate below 1.0 per 100,000 by 2028.
  • Employment Act updates to protect new forms of work.
  • Expanded support for platform and gig workers.

📌 Takeaway: Fair, inclusive, and safe practices are not just good ethics—they’re good business.

Support for Workers Facing Setbacks

  • SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support: up to $6,000 over six months.
  • Progressive Wage Model to uplift lower-wage workers.
  • Workfare Skills Support for training.
  • Professionalising skilled trades to create more respected pathways.

📌 Message for workers: The system is built to help you bounce back with confidence.

 

FAQ: MOM Addendum 2025

Q1. Why is AI such a priority?

AI is already transforming industries, and Singapore wants workers and employers to thrive alongside it.

Q2. How will longer lifespans affect careers?

Careers will have multiple stages, requiring more reskilling and workplace flexibility.

Q3. What is skills-first hiring?

It focuses on competencies rather than degrees, creating more inclusive opportunities.

Q4. What protections exist for gig workers?

The Platform Workers Act offers fairer terms, safety nets, and reskilling options.

Q5. What should employers prioritise now?

Fair hiring, skills-based workforce planning, and career progression opportunities.

 

Final Thoughts

MOM’s 2025 Addendum is a blueprint for resilience: skills-first hiring, inclusive growth, stronger retirement security, and AI adoption.

For employers, this is the time to transform with your people—not without them. For workers, the opportunity lies in upskilling, adaptability, and career health.

At Reeracoen, we are here to help both sides of the workforce equation succeed.

 

🚀 For Employers
Future-proof your workforce with the right talent. Partner with Reeracoen to build stronger teams.

🌟 For Jobseekers
Ready to thrive in the new world of work? Submit your CV with Reeracoen and explore future-ready career opportunities.

 

 

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