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Average Weekly Total Paid Hours Worked / Standard Hours Per Employee By Nature Of Employment - Annual

Description

Ministry of Manpower annual series from 1998 to 2025 on average weekly total paid hours and standard hours per employee by nature of employment. The CSV supports analysis of working time, overtime intensity, and labour standards across permanent and other employment types in Singapore.

Official description

Total Paid Hours worked is the total number of paid hours worked during a week by an employee. It is the sum of Standard Hours Worked and Paid Overtime Hours Worked. Standard Hours Worked is the number of hours, excluding meal breaks worked by an employee during a normal working week 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.

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

Data

Year Nature Of Employment Total Paid Hours Standard Hours
1998 full-time 47.3 43.2
1998 part-time 22.8 22.4
1999 full-time 47.5 43.2
1999 part-time 22.9 22.5
2000 full-time 47.7 43.2
2000 part-time 22.9 22.5
2001 full-time 46.9 43.2
2001 part-time 22 21.6
2002 full-time 46.8 43.1
2002 part-time 22.4 22
2003 full-time 46.9 43.1
2003 part-time 22.1 21.8
2004 full-time 47.2 43.2
2004 part-time 22.6 22.2
2005 full-time 47.5 43.3
2005 part-time 22.4 22.1
2006 full-time 47.1 43.1
2006 part-time 21.7 21.3
2007 full-time 47.1 43.1
2007 part-time 22.8 22.4
2008 full-time 47.1 43.2
2008 part-time 24 23.6
2009 full-time 46.7 43.2
2009 part-time 25.2 24.8
2010 full-time 47.1 43.2

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) No
Nature Of Employment Text Yes
Total Paid Hours Text No
Standard Hours Text No