Relationships between employers and employees
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03, 2024
Blessed imprisonment
Rari Sumon's story indicates that several laws could have been broken. The shocking thing is that among the actors were MOM officers.
12
01, 2024
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?
4
01, 2024
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.
21
11, 2023
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.
6
11, 2023
The risks of home leave
Home leave is a precious thing for migrant workers who are away from their families for years. It can also be a trap, courtesy of Singapore's employer-friendly regulations.
2
11, 2023
Two examples of trafficking indicator deceptive recruitment
Details of how fraud and deception were involved in the recruitment of two workers. This is a serious indicator of human trafficking.
10
09, 2023
After a worker is hurt, all goes smoothly until…
A worker is injured. Unlike many other workers who come to TWC2 for help, BIllal's case seemed to be going smoothly. His employer was doing its part.
18
08, 2023
After a worker is hurt, the mirage of a supportive employer
Two workers describe how employer-employee relationships went rapidly downhill once they got injured or asserted their rights. Is this work culture, Singapore-style?
14
08, 2023
Payslips law widely flouted, hardly any enforcement
Salary issues rank among the top problems workers come to TWC2 for help with. But shoddy or absent payslips make salary issues hard to solve. This is despite the fact that legal requirements are clear.
9
08, 2023
Food as power tools
This study explores the dimension of food and mealtimes in the relationship between employers and domestic workers. It unveils the adjustments domestic workers must accept to avoid friction.