Hiring Your First Employee

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Most start-ups take a "D-I-Y" approach to hiring employees. The good news is, if you know what
to do, the process should not be too difficult. To get started, you need to:

                Register With The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board
                Learn About Your Responsibilities As An Employer
                Draft Your First Employment Contract

Register With The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board

• All employers are automatically registered with the CPF Board when they make their
first CPF contribution for the first employee.

• Making your first CPF contribution as a new employer

       o   Fill up New Employer's First CPF Contribution (Form CPF/1) (PDF).
       o    Enclose a cheque.
       o    Mail all the above back to CPF Board.

• After CPF Board processed your first contribution, you will receive:

      o    Employer Reference Number
      o    New Employee Contribution Form (Form CPF 92)
      o    GIRO Form
      o    e-Submission Form

• After the first contribution, you can add new employees and file your CPF
contributions online.

See: CPF Employer's Handbook
Central Provident Fund contributions

Learn About Your Responsibilities As An Employer

Key Things You Need To Know

•    Workplace Safety & Health
       It is your legal responsibility to prevent accidents and look after the safety,
       health and welfare of your employees at the workplace.

•    Legal Responsibilities
      You need to abide by various laws such as the Employment Act and its regulations.
      You also have to know about levies, contributions and employee-related taxes.

Draft Your First Employment Contract

•    The employment contract sets out the responsibilities of the employer and employee.
       You need to prepare a contract for your first employee, which can then be re-used
       when your company expands.

• When you hire your first employee, it is highly like that you will not have a standard
employment contract. Here are some resources to help you get started:

       o    Drafting Employment Contracts
             Common terms of an employment contract and resources you can tap into to
             draft your contracts.

o Sample Employment Contract
You can also download a sample contract from our Resource Library.