Fair Job Ad Checker
Flags wording TAFEP says job ads should not use — age, gender, race, religion, language, nationality, marital status and family, disability and health. Works for English and Chinese ads. Some criteria are allowed with a genuine, stated job requirement, so treat flags as items to review.
Sources: TAFEP Writing Job Advertisements; Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices; Workplace Fairness Act (from end-2027). Chinese-wording rules follow the same categories.
Job advertisement
Flagged wording
5 item(s) to review
Race“限华人”
Race used as a selection criterion.
Instead: Remove it. You can state "All races are welcome."
Age“年龄 25-35”
Age limit or age range used as a selection criterion.
Instead: Remove the age limit; state skills, experience or physical requirements of the job instead.
Language“中文优先”
Language requirement without a stated job-related reason.
Instead: Keep it only if the job needs it, and state why (e.g. "to liaise with Mandarin-speaking clients in China").
Language“讲马来语更好”
Language requirement without a stated job-related reason.
Instead: Keep it only if the job needs it, and state why (e.g. "to liaise with Mandarin-speaking clients in China").
Nationality“马来西亚人优先”
Preference for non-Singaporeans or a specific nationality.
Instead: Remove nationality preferences and work pass references. (TAFEP allows "Only Singaporeans".)
Application form fields (one per line)
Fields to remove or move to after the job offer
- 出生日期: Asks for age / date of birth. Only collect it if needed for an objective, job-related assessment — otherwise collect after the job offer for administrative purposes.
- 种族: Asks for race. Only collect it if needed for an objective, job-related assessment — otherwise collect after the job offer for administrative purposes.
- 婚姻状况: Asks for marital status / family. Only collect it if needed for an objective, job-related assessment — otherwise collect after the job offer for administrative purposes.
TAFEP allows "Only Singaporeans". When the Workplace Fairness Act takes effect at end-2027, age, nationality, sex, marital status, pregnancy, caregiving, race, religion, language ability, disability and mental health are protected.