Help center

Guides for tracking work pass renewals, estimating levies and COMPASS scores, and how the MOM rules monitor keeps official figures up to date.

Getting started

How do I set up my company?

Create an account, then follow the onboarding steps: add your company name and UEN, confirm the PDPA data processing notice, and choose your plan. You land on the dashboard once your workspace is ready.

How do I add pass holders?

Go to Pass Holders and tap Add. Enter the employee’s name, nationality, pass type, pass number, issue and expiry dates. Work Permits also need a sector (it drives the levy), and EP/S Pass holders need a monthly salary. You can also bulk-import an existing list from CSV or scan a pass card to fill fields automatically.

Pass tracking & alerts

How do renewal reminders work?

A daily automated check reviews every pass expiry and raises reminders at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days before expiry, plus an alert once a pass has expired. Reminders appear in the Alerts tab, and the badge on the bell shows unread alerts.

What do the statuses mean?

Active means the pass is valid and not near expiry. Expiring Soon means it falls inside the reminder window. Expired means the pass has lapsed. Renewal In Progress is a manual flag you set once you have started the renewal with MOM.

What happens to expired records?

After your company’s data retention period (configurable in Settings), expired records are flagged for owner review. The owner can then archive them, which hides them from active lists while keeping the audit history.

Levy calculator & COMPASS

How is the levy estimated?

The calculator uses monthly levy rates by pass type, sector and tier. Enter how many workers you have in each band and it totals the expected monthly levy, with a printable budget report.

How does the COMPASS estimator work?

Enter the candidate’s fixed monthly salary and answer the COMPASS criteria questions (salary band, qualifications, firm size, diversity, local support, shortage occupation, strategic priorities). It shows a point breakdown per criterion and whether the estimated score clears the pass mark. Salaries at or above the exemption threshold skip COMPASS entirely.

Are the figures official?

No. Levy and COMPASS figures are estimates only. Always verify with MOM’s official pages and the Self-Assessment Tool before submitting an application. WorkPass Pilot is not affiliated with MOM.

MOM rules monitor

What does the rules monitor do?

It watches the official MOM pages for levy rates, COMPASS benchmarks and the Shortage Occupation List. A scheduled check runs weekly (Mondays, 9am Singapore time), and an administrator can also run a manual check at any time with the Check now button.

What happens when a change is detected?

A check snapshots each page’s text. If the text differs from the last snapshot, the monitor records a finding for administrator review. The finding shows what changed, when it was detected, and links to the MOM source. A failed check is shown as failed, never as a verified-unchanged source.

Do changes apply automatically?

No. Findings are advisory only. Nothing changes in the app until an administrator verifies the values against the official MOM source and confirms apply. This keeps the live figures accurate even when a page change is unrelated to the rates.

What does applying a version involve?

The administrator edits the values for one rule area (levy rates, COMPASS benchmarks or the Shortage Occupation List), records the effective date and the MOM source they verified against, optionally adds notes, then confirms apply. Applying saves a new numbered version, marks the linked finding as applied, and syncs levy rates to the calculator. The COMPASS estimator and Shortage Occupation dropdown use the latest applied version immediately.

Can we see what changed over time?

Yes. Every applied version is kept in an audit history per rule area, showing version number, effective date, a summary of the values, the verified source and application notes, plus who applied it.

Who can use the rules monitor?

It is restricted to platform administrators. Company owners and HR admins do not need it — they simply benefit from up-to-date levy and COMPASS figures. If MOM has not published a change, the app keeps the currently applied version.

Roles & PDPA

What roles exist?

Owner (full control, audit log, retention review, billing), HR Admin (manage pass holders and documents), Viewer (read access) and Limited Viewer (sensitive fields such as pass number and salary are masked). Agency staff are assigned a client-company role by the agency and never get Owner powers.

How is personal data protected?

Every access to a pass holder record is written to an audit log the owner can review. Sensitive fields are masked for restricted viewers, data retention periods are configurable, and the Privacy page explains how data is processed under Singapore’s PDPA.

For employment agencies

How does agency access work?

An agency requests a link to a client company. The client approves it from their Settings. Once active, agency staff can switch into the client workspace from the header switcher and work with the role the agency assigned them. The client can revoke access at any time.

CSV import & pass card scan

How do I import from CSV?

Go to Pass Holders → Import, upload your CSV, map the columns to the app fields, review the preview, then confirm. Rows with problems are listed so you can fix them before the import completes.

How does pass card scanning work?

On the add/edit form, use Scan pass card and upload a photo or PDF of the pass card. The details are extracted and pre-filled — always check them against the physical card before saving.

Still stuck? Contact us and we'll help. Levy and COMPASS figures in the app are estimates — always verify with MOM's official pages before submitting an application. WorkPass Pilot is not affiliated with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).