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This chapter, “Minimum Resources Required During a Disaster for CBF-1 to CBF-6 for the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)”, presents a consolidated view of the minimum resources required to sustain MOM’s critical business functions during disruptive incidents.

It focuses on the essential people, facilities, technology, and supporting resources needed to ensure operational continuity across regulatory, operational, labour market, and corporate support functions.

By documenting these minimum requirements, the chapter establishes a clear, auditable baseline aligned with MOM’s Business Continuity Strategy and supports informed decision-making during crises.

The purpose of this chapter is to enable senior management, crisis leaders, and business owners to understand what is minimally necessary to maintain critical services without over-committing scarce resources during a disaster.

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Minimum Resources Required During a Disaster for CBF-1 to CBF-6


[BCM] [MOM] [E4] [CR] [BCS] [T3] BCS Minimum Resources RequiredThis chapter, “Minimum Resources Required During a Disaster for CBF-1 to CBF-6 for the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)”, presents a consolidated view of the minimum resources required to sustain MOM’s critical business functions during disruptive incidents.

It focuses on the essential people, facilities, technology, and supporting resources needed to ensure operational continuity across regulatory, operational, labour market, and corporate support functions.

By documenting these minimum requirements, the chapter establishes a clear, auditable baseline aligned with MOM’s Business Continuity Strategy and supports informed decision-making during crises.

The purpose of this chapter is to enable senior management, crisis leaders, and business owners to understand what is minimally necessary to maintain critical services without over-committing scarce resources during a disaster.

Readers are expected to gain clarity on resource prioritisation, inter-CBF consistency, and recovery readiness, and on how these requirements translate into practical recovery planning.

This chapter, therefore, serves as both a management reference for approval and a planning guide to support the effective activation of business continuity arrangements under stress.

 

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Table S3: Minimum Resources Required During a Disaster for CBF-1 to CBF-6

Sub-CBF Code

Sub-CBF

Recovery Location

No of Staff (Min Qty)

No of Seats (Min Qty)

No of Tel (Min Qty)

No of PC/Laptops (Min Qty)

Others (Pls describe and provide min qty)

1.1

Policy & Regulation Design

MOM HQ / Recovery Site

10

10

5

10

Access to GovTech systems (2), printer (1)

1.2

Licensing & Permits

e-Services Recovery Centre

15

15

8

15

Secure tokens (5), backup servers

1.3

Inspections, Monitoring & Investigation

Field Ops Recovery Office

20

20

10

20

Vehicles (2), inspection kits

1.4

Adjudication & Dispute Resolution

Tribunal Recovery Facility

12

12

6

12

Video conferencing (2)

1.5

Enforcement Actions & Sanctions

Enforcement Ops Centre

18

18

10

18

Radios (4), secure vehicles (2)

1.6

Stakeholder Engagement & Education

Communications Recovery Centre

8

8

5

8

Crisis hotline (1)

1.7

Regulatory Intelligence & Risk Management

Analytics Recovery Hub

10

10

5

10

Analytics servers (2)

2.1

Policy & Planning

Designated Office / Remote

3

3

3

3

PM tools (3 licences)

2.2

Work Pass Application & Issuance

Main Office / Remote

5

5

5

5

VPN access, scanners (2)

2.3

Arrival, Onboarding & Deployment

Temporary Office

4

4

4

4

Secure DB access

2.4

Monitoring, Compliance & Enforcement

Field Offices

6

6

6

6

Field phones (3)

2.5

Renewal / Transfer / Exit Management

Designated Office

4

4

4

4

Cloud storage (500GB)

2.6

Support Services & Well-being

Remote / Crisis Centre

3

3

3

3

Emergency support resources

3.1

Policy & Standards Development

HQ / Alternate Site

5

5

5

5

Secure storage

3.2

Legislative & Regulatory Oversight

HQ / Alternate Site

4

4

4

4

Legal databases

3.3

Risk-Based Inspections & Enforcement

Field Offices

10

10

5

5

Vehicles (2), kits

3.4

Monitoring & Surveillance Programmes

HQ / Data Centre

6

6

6

6

Monitoring equipment (4)

3.5

Accident Reporting & Investigation

HQ / Alternate Site

8

8

8

8

Forensic kits (2)

3.6

Stakeholder Engagement & Education

HQ / Training Centre

5

5

5

5

VC system (1)

3.7

Competent Person Certification & Registration

HQ / Alternate Site

4

4

4

4

Secure cabinets

3.8

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

HQ / Data Centre

5

5

5

5

Dashboard software

4.1

Labour Market Analysis & Forecasting

Alternate Govt Office / Secure Remote Work

5

5

2

5

Secure data access tokens (5), analytics dashboards (1)

4.2

Job Matching & Placement Services

Service Continuity Centre / Remote

8

8

4

8

Access to job portals (1), call routing system (1)

4.3

Work Pass & Foreign Talent Policy Services

Alternate Govt Office

6

6

3

6

Secure access to work pass systems (6), authentication tokens (6)

4.4

Skills Development & Transition Support

Remote / Alternate Office

5

5

2

5

Access to training provider platforms (1), video conferencing tools (1)

4.5

Incentives & Employment Support Schemes

Alternate Govt Office

6

6

2

6

Secure financial system access (2), approval workflow tools (1)

4.6

Stakeholder Engagement & Tripartism

Remote / Virtual Operations

4

4

2

4

Video conferencing licences (4), media briefing kits (1)

4.7

Monitoring & Rapid Response

Crisis Management Centre / Remote

5

5

3

5

Situation monitoring dashboard (1), incident log system (1)

4.8

BCM Integration & Continuity Processes

Alternate Govt Office

3

3

1

3

BCM plans (digital copies – 1), crisis communication tools (1)

5.1

Environmental Scanning & Labour Market Analysis

Main Office / Remote

3

3

3

3

Backup power

5.2

Policy Development & Formulation

Main Office / Remote

4

4

4

4

Whiteboards (2)

5.3

Strategic Workforce Planning

Main Office / Remote

5

5

5

5

Projector (1)

5.4

Stakeholder Engagement & Consultation

Main Office / Remote

3

3

3

3

VC kit (1)

5.5

Policy Implementation Planning

Main Office / Remote

3

3

3

3

Task mgmt software

5.6

Monitoring, Evaluation & Feedback

Main Office / Remote

4

4

4

4

Evaluation forms

5.7

BCM Integration & Contingency Policies

Main Office / Remote

2

2

2

2

Training materials

6.1

Governance & Strategic Planning

Offsite Location

5

5

5

5

Projector, whiteboard

6.2

Financial Management & Resource Allocation

Backup Office

4

4

4

4

Financial systems

6.3

Human Resource Continuity

HR DR Site

6

6

6

6

HR system licences

6.4

Procurement & Contract Management

Offsite Hub

3

3

3

3

Procurement system

6.5

IT Infrastructure & Digital Services Continuity

Data Centre / Cloud

10

10

10

10

Generators, UPS

6.6

Internal Administration & Facilities Management

Facilities Hub

4

4

4

4

Office furniture

 
 
 

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In conclusion, the minimum resource requirements defined for CBF-1 through CBF-6 provide MOM with a structured, realistic foundation for sustaining essential operations during disruptive events. 

By consolidating resource needs across staffing, workspace, communications, IT equipment, and other critical enablers, this chapter reinforces a consistent and standardised approach to disaster preparedness. 

It ensures that each critical business function can operate at an acceptable level while maintaining alignment with MOM’s overall resilience objectives.

Ultimately, this chapter supports management assurance that MOM is operationally ready to respond to disruptions in a controlled and prioritised manner. 

The documented minimum resource requirements not only facilitate faster and more confident decision-making during a crisis, but also inform future investments, testing, and continuous improvement of the Business Continuity Management programme.

As such, this chapter plays a key role in strengthening MOM’s organisational resilience and its ability to deliver essential services under adverse conditions.

 

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