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Singapore saw an overall drop in employment claims and appeals in 2020, despite pandemic challenges posed Details Published: 09 July 2021
A drop in the number of salary claims was also observed, at 2.15 claims per 1,000 employees (2019: 2.68), MOM and TADM s Employment Standards Report 2020 revealed today.
Singapore recorded a drop in the number of salary claims in 2020, at 2.15 claims per 1,000 employees, down from 2.68 in 2019, it was announced today (Friday, 9 July 2021).
In the latest Employment Standards Report 2020, jointly released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM), it was also noted that overall, despite COVID-19 posing increased manpower challenges last year, the overall incidence of employment claims and appeals lodged with both MOM and TADM still fell from 3.04 in 2019 to 2.59 per 1,000 employees in 2020.
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Salary dispute claims fell in 2020 despite economic downturn, COVID-19 restrictions
Workers adopt safe distancing measures as they queue up for lunch at a dormitory during the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore on Apr 10, 2020. (File photo: Ministry of Manpower/Handout via Reuters)
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SINGAPORE: Despite an economic downturn, the incidence of salary claims made by workers last year declined, driven largely by a fall in claims made by foreign employees.
The total incidence of salary claims in 2020 fell to 2.15 per 1,000 employees, down from 2019’s 2.68 per 1,000 employees, according to the Employment Standards Report 2020 released on Friday (Jul 9).
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