Singapore has long been a favored hub for multinational employers deploying international talent into Southeast Asia.  Employer of Record ( EOR ) structures—under which a third-party provider becomes the legal local employer of personnel while the provider’s client directs day-to-day work—had been widely used to test the market, accelerate hiring, and manage compliance without establishing a local entity.  That landscape materially shifted in 2024.  On 9 July 2024, Singapore’