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Poor implementation of injury law leaves worker penniless
An injured worker had employer standing in the way of proper medical treatment, followed by an opaque "investigation" leaving him with no financial support, despite protections in the Work Injury Compensation Act.
Fantastic salary, easy job. What can go wrong?
An office worker paid $12,000 and comes to Singapore believing he will be a construction supervisor. Naturally, many things go wrong.
Shockingly low salaries in shipyards revealed by survey and casework data
Migrant shipyard and related workers are paid less than a quarter of what the government considers minimum fair salaries for Singaporeans. These workers are among the lowest paid in Singapore.
Employer compels worker to sacrifice all his weekly rest days, pays him less than half his proper salary
Can an employer compel a worker to give up all his rest days? Sign something without letting him read it? Pay less than half the proper salary?
Very much needed: a centralised payslips portal
To often, employers cheat on salaries by not issuing payslips with sufficient detail about hours worked. Enforcement is weak. Here's a solution.
One month after starting work, employer reduces workers’ salaries by 26%
Two marine engineering workers were offered absurdly low salaries of $350. But after arriving in Singapore, the employer slashed $100 off that.
Agent channelled recruitment fees through suspicious channels
Here is a case where a worker could show us how money flowed from her Myanmar recruiter to the Singapore agency. Actually, no money flowed to the agency, even though thousands of dollars moved.
Government can require foreigners to remain in Singapore with no right to work, no income
It seems there is no change in policy. Persons required to remain in Singapore can be left without the right to work, and therefore ne means to support themselves.
TADM’s salary claim calculation for a worker bakes in deductions – it’s wrong
The crux of this story is about deductions made to a worker's salary. Just because a figure for deductions is written into the In-Principle Approval, does that make it legit?
What happens when lower-skill workers are hired on mid-salary S-Passes?
A case study of lower-skill construction workers hired on S-Passes at inflated salaries, and who then find that no such salaries are forthcoming. Any route to justice?