[New WP Scandal] WP town council accused of discriminatory sacking of pregnant staff

2 women claim to be sacked by managing agent of WP town council for being pregnant
One receives goodwill payment from WP-run town council's agent
Published on Aug 31, 2013
By Toh Yong Chuan Manpower Correspondent

Two women had accused the managing agent of the town council run by the Workers' Party (WP) of "unfairly dismissing" them because they were pregnant.

Their complaints against FM Solutions and Services (FMSS), which manages the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council, were made separately to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in November last year and this May.

The disputes have been amicably settled, the ministry told The Straits Times this week, declining to disclose details of the cases for confidentiality reasons.

First to complain was a 26-year-old public relations staff member who said she lost her job last September when she was six months pregnant. She had worked for the company for about eight months.

Re: [New WP Scandal] WP town council accused of discriminatory sacking of pregnant st

To be honest, I never hire women who are married or of child bearing age or mothers of young kids. My operations are too valuable to be jeprodised by such 'external factors'. Women on maternity leave is more problematic than Men doing reservist.

Organisations should be more discerning in who they hire to avoid problems like these in future.

Re: [New WP Scandal] WP town council accused of discriminatory sacking of pregnant st

Should have hired men to do the job. Confirm plus guarantee no pregnancy issues.