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.
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10, 2026
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09, 2026
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.
23
09, 2026
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.
15
09, 2026
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.
10
09, 2026
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?
3
09, 2026
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?
28
08, 2026
Ambiguous law on rest day pay leaves workers exposed to exploitation
Two recent ECT cases with very similar facts ended up with diametrically opposite rulings, showing how messy the law on rest day pay is.
22
08, 2026
Unreliable Bangladesh passport sunsets a worker’s career in Singapore
Governmental documents in migrant workers' countries of origin are not always as watertight as Singapore's, creating problems for their citizens.
20
08, 2026
No-brainer: Training is essential for technology adoption and productivity
Singapore's skills training for migrant construction workers is a sham because the present recruitment system works against it. We propose a new model for recruitment and training.
17
08, 2026
The price of working – Salary and recruitment fee survey 2026
A report from on online survey of 1,428 Work Permit holders, touching on recruitment cost, and 499 workers about their salary details.