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?
Two recent ECT cases with very similar facts ended up with diametrically opposite rulings, showing how messy the law on rest day pay is.
Not only was Ridouan not paid for his excessive overtime and working on rest days, he had to give money back to the boss.
This story dives into two construction workers' time logs; they tell a tale of exhaustion.
A new research study uncovers how common it is for migrant workers to work extremely long hours, and give up their rest days
Lots of migrant workers can be found in our F&B sector, but the exploitative working conditions are terrible, despite nice laws.
Food courts are iconic to Singapore and where many SIngaporeans get their daily meals. A former stall worker tells us about the people behind the counters and cleaning up after us.
A Burmese restaurant worker was never paid for overtime work, suffered huge salary deductions, and then more than a year later, discovered that the employer had substituted his contract with another one.
Singapore's law on overtime makes a distinction between an employer's request and employee's request. Which party bears the burden of proof?
A not uncommon story of a worker made to work excessive overtime and most Sundays.
