How should I count my local employees to calculate my Work Permit and S Pass quota?

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Your local employee must earn the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) of at least $1,800 before they can be counted towards your quota entitlement.

A Singaporean or Permanent Resident employee employed under a contract of service, including the company’s director, is counted as:

1 local employee if they earn at least $1,800 per month.
0.5 local employee if they earn at least $900 to below $1,800 per month.

Local employee	Monthly salary	Count
A	$4,500	1
B	$1,800	1
C	$1,000	0.5
D	$900	0.5
E	$400	—
Total number of local employees	3

Employees A and B are considered 2 local employees because they each earn at least $1,800.

Employees C and D make up 1 local employee because they each earn $900 to below $1,800.

Employee E is not counted because the salary is below $900.

The following employees are also not counted when calculating your quota:

Business owners of sole proprietorships or partnerships.
Platform workers.

We allow local employees to count towards the foreign worker quota of up to two companies. If you have multiple CPF accounts in your company, you should not declare salary and contribute CPF for the same employee under the different accounts to get more quota.

If you hired new employees recently, you will only see an adjustment in your quota when you pay their first full-month salary and CPF contribution.

How should I count my local employees to calculate my Work Permit and S Pass quota?

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