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Average Weekly Overtime Hours Worked Per Employee (of All Employees / of Employees who Worked Overtime) By Nature Of Employment - Annual

What this data shows

Published by Ministry of Manpower. 56 records. Fields include Year, Nature Of Employment, Overtime Of All Employees, Overtime Of Employees Who Worked Overtime (4 columns in total). Covers 1998-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-03-23.

Description

Annual average weekly paid overtime hours per employee for all employees and for employees who worked overtime, by nature of employment, published by the Ministry of Manpower in CSV from 1998 through 2025. Excludes time-off in lieu arrangements. Labour researchers study work hours, overtime culture, and employment-type differences in Singapore.

Official description

Paid Overtime Hours Worked is the number of hours worked by an employee in excess of the standard hours for which the employee was paid. It excludes overtime hours worked for which "time-off" was granted instead of wage payment. Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM Before 2006, data pertain to private sector establishments (each with at least 25 employees). From 2006 onwards, it also includes the public sector.

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Coverage
1998-01-01 – 2025-01-01
Rows
56
Columns
4

Data

Year Nature Of Employment Overtime Of All Employees Overtime Of Employees Who Worked Overtime
1998 full-time 4.2 10.2
1998 part-time 0.4 3.4
1999 full-time 4.3 10.4
1999 part-time 0.4 3.7
2000 full-time 4.4 10.7
2000 part-time 0.5 2.7
2001 full-time 3.7 10.1
2001 part-time 0.4 2.2
2002 full-time 3.8 10.3
2002 part-time 0.3 3

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Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) No
Nature Of Employment Text Yes
Overtime Of All Employees Text No
Overtime Of Employees Who Worked Overtime Text No