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2024-04-04-16:51:13

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Driving occupations in the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors

Work Permit holders in the Construction, Marine Shipyard and Process sectors can work as either part-time of full-time drivers if they meet the requirements.

What are the requirements

Requirements for part-time drivers

  • Worker's Work Permit should be applied under the ‘Worker-cum-Driver’ occupation.
  • The driving role must only take up a minor part of the worker’s productive hours.
  • Part-time drivers are only allowed to drive cars or light good vehicles, i.e. Class 3 licence. They cannot drive vehicles requiring Class 4 licence and above, which include tipper trucks or concrete trucks, as these are meant for dedicated, full-time drivers.

Requirements for full-time drivers

  • Worker’s Work Permit should be applied under one of the following driving-related occupations:
    • Lorry Driver
    • Trailer-truck Driver
    • Heavy-truck Driver
  • Workers from Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) and People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are employed as full-time drivers must be paid a fixed monthly salary of at least $1,600.

Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) refers to India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Philippines

  • Approved full-time drivers should only be deployed to drive the vehicle required in the course of their work. For example, a worker employed as “Heavy-truck Driver” should not drive buses of all class types or other types of vehicles.

General requirements

On top of the above, the conditions below must also be fulfilled:

  • Worker holds a valid driving licence recognised by the Traffic Police.
  • Worker should only drive the vehicle which they applied for at the point of their Work Permit application.
  • The total number of Worker-cum-Drivers and full-time Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) and People’s Republic of China (PRC) drivers holding Work Permits cannot be more than 20% of your firm’s total workforce.

How to apply

For new drivers that are hired on a part-time basis, you can apply for their Work Permits under the ‘Worker-cum-Driver’ occupation’.

For new drivers that are hired on full-time basis, you can apply for their Work Permits under one of the following occupations:

  • Lorry Driver
  • Trailer-truck Driver
  • Heavy-truck Driver

You can re-designate your existing workers using the “Change Worker’s Occupation” function or update the worker’s salary information on WP Online.