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I think Gov now create only short term contract jobs that is less than one year so need not pay them bonus or 13-month. Very difficult seek permanent hiring in the Gov/Stat board now. Heard there is a hiring freeze in some stat boards.

When economy was good, Singapore hired many foreigners to work here, but when economy is bad, the employers refuse to fire them. That is why many Singaporean are either jobless or under-employed. Even those who got a job are mainly short term contract work.

All along is contract job but is literally just like Perm job inside civil service.
If I remember they start this all along way back later 90s which any new staffs is under " 2 year contract " than renew till perm.

Nevertheless nothing much difference be it you are contract or perm.
Yearly July/dec Bonus same entitlement and yearly increment inculded