From 1 March 2023, employers, must meet the OPW requirements in order to renew existing work passes or apply for new work passes.

The OPW requirements cover Singapore citizens and permanent residents who are:

* Full-time or part-time employees in administrative or driving roles on a contract of service, and

* Employed by firms which hire foreign workers

The OPW will cover the following administrative and driving job roles:

• Administrative assistants performing tasks such as data entry; receiving & registering documents; sorting and storing files; running of errands [e.g. Data entry clerk, Library clerk, Office attendant, etc]

• Administrative executives performing tasks such as

  - Accounting and bookkeeping;

  - Customer facing tasks [e.g. answering and directing phone calls, providing client information and services];

  - Management of records [e.g. maintaining and updating filing and inventory];

  - Money handling

  - Preparing production schedules

  - Secretarial tasks, e.g. arranging appointments, organising meetings

  Jobs covered in Administrative executives include:

  - General office clerk, customer service clerk, stock clerk, transport clerk, statistical clerk, legal clerk, accounting and bookkeeping clerk, production clerk, computer operations clerk, postal service counter clerk, finance and insurance clerk, travel agency clerk, proofreading clerk

  - Office cashier, bank cashier

  - Receptionist

  - Telephone operator

  - Secretary

  - Verbatim reporter

  - Typist and word processing operator

  - Concierge

• Administrative supervisors with these responsibilities:

  - Supervise staff performing administrative or clerical roles, e.g. general administration, customer service, records management, and data analysis

  - Managing personnel, resolving work problems, and coordinating work between units within an organisation

  Jobs include Office supervisor

• General drivers with responsibilities of operating vehicles requiring Class 3 driving licence or below, e.g. motorcycles, cars, vans, and trams [Examples of jobs covered: Motorcycle delivery drivers, Van drivers,Tram drivers]

• Specialised drivers with responsibilities of operating vehicles requiring Class 4 driving licence and above, e.g. lorries, trailer trucks, and buses, and other specialised driver roles like chauffeurs [Examples of jobs covered: Trailer truck drivers, Bus drivers, Lorry drivers, Chauffeurs, Concrete mix truck drivers]