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Court tells worker his TADM-prepared claims calculations are wrong. Who can help him calculate correctly?
After six months of unsuccessful mediation, a worker's salary claim is referred to the Employment Claims Tribunal. He is shocked when the claims calculations prepared by MOM's TADM unit is rejected as wrong.
Eight thousand dollars gone in a couple of months
Dul comes to TWC2 with a multi-layered problem. He tells us how he was recruited and what happened soon after he started working for the employer. But is there a solution?
MC wages: Despite law, injured workers left to beg for money
The work injury law seeks to provide help and comfort to employees injured at work. Delays in extending its protections (medical care, financial support) can lead to great suffering. Yet delay is increasingly condoned.
Despite being insured, worker didn’t get the needed surgery
Employers are required to buy insurance to cover medical costs. And then they are given the freedom to obstruct or delay. What happened to Alom as a result?
A shipyard worker’s salary over ten years
A shipyard worker tells our translator about his salary history. It's interesting when we compare his salary against Singapore's Progressive Wage Model that strongarms employers to abide by salary floors. But there's a twist.
How the law on payslips slips away into irrelevance
MOM preaches about employees' right to payslips, but when Kajal asked for help to enforce his right, nothing happens. It's a widespread problem.
Liton the usual
Shipyard worker Liton comes to TWC2 for the first time. It takes only minutes before we hear the usual issues, including that he had to pay for his job.
Cook wins salary case despite employer cooking up evidence
TWC2 helped Bangladeshi cook Nazmul win his unpaid salary at the Employment Claims Tribunal. We recount the difficulties in the case and the arguments that ultimately prevailed.
Over half of CMP work permit holders underpaid for their overtime work
Wage theft is frequently seen in the way employers flout the law regarding overtime pay. We conducted a survey with a large sample size (992 respondents). Results were sobering.
Bangladeshi workers to get 5 percent incentive for their remittances
The Bangladesh authorities are giving top-ups of five percent to every remittance sent home. It seems very generous. But there is one unintended consequence. Did anyone foresee it?