Type of issue: salary & deduction
15
10, 2026
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.
12
10, 2026
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.
9
10, 2026
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?
3
10, 2026
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.
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?
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.
11
08, 2026
Boss locks up his workers, seizes phones and deletes all their data
Salaries, including overtime earned, had not been paid for months. Afraid that workers would file claims, boss seizes phones from workers, erasing all data.
31
07, 2026
Worker left with neither salary nor injury compensation after employer went bankrupt
Singapore's protection for workers is weak when an employer files for bankruptcy. Migrant worker Nurul's story shows the reality that results.
25
07, 2026
Absent payslips and excessive overtime – violations routinely ignored
Far too many workers tell us that their employers do not issue payslips. Clearly they say the same to the TADM/MOM officials handling salary disputes. Shouldn't there be follow-up action at MOM?