For HR and relocation teams
What a Singapore departure involves beyond the shipment, and the checklist to hand an employee who’s leaving.
The Singapore departure checklist for HR teams
File Form IR21 with IRAS at least one month before a non-citizen employee's last day, and withhold all money due to them. Cancel the work pass within a week after the last day of notice, which also cancels family passes, and pay for the flight home unless the employee has agreed in writing to cover it.
Read the guide →Breaking a lease early in Singapore: how the diplomatic clause works
A diplomatic clause is a term in your tenancy agreement, not a law. Where there is one, it lets you end the lease early if you're transferred out of Singapore, stop being employed or are ordered to leave, but only after an agreed number of months, with notice and proof. Check your own agreement for the terms.
Read the guide →IR21 tax clearance: what your employer files when you leave Singapore
If you're not a Singapore citizen and you stop work, are posted overseas or leave Singapore for more than three months, your employer must file Form IR21 with IRAS at least a month ahead and withhold all money due to you. IRAS works out your tax; your employer pays it from that money and releases any balance to you.
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