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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/10-firms-barred-from-hiring-foreigners-for-six-months-095944535.html
Yahoo Newsroom - A screengrab of the public apology issued by Accredit, one of the 10 firms named and shamed for discriminatory hiring processes by the MOM. (Screengrab: Accredit website)
Ten companies here have been barred from hiring foreigners for six months, and also ordered to apologise publicly, for discriminatory hiring practices.
The Ministry of Manpower announced this on Wednesday, saying that the firms involved were unable to give valid explanations for restricting their recruitment to exclusive groups.
Clauses stated within the ads put out by some of these firms included discrimination by age, nationality and gender. The firms and the reasons for their barring are:
PSC Biotech Pte Ltd: Requiring Singapore PR, Employment or Dependants' pass holders for a human resource manager position.
Winshire Education Centre: Specifying a preference for "Malaysians with teaching experience" for a full-time teaching position.
Dr.Ci:Labo Pte Ltd: Indicating "age 30-50" and "Japanese or Singaporean" as a requirement for a general manager position.
Modern Pak Pte Ltd: Stating "age range requirements" of "25-35 years old" for an administrative/office assistant position.
Global Citizen Forum: Seeking a director "aged around 30 years".
Youbook Pte Ltd: Its employment agency sought a "Singaporean/Singapore PR/Malaysian" for a project manager position, without informing Youbook about the advertisement or its contents.
Accredit HR Consultancy: An employment agency posted an ad on its behalf, stating "Filipinos welcomed" for an assistant store manager position, despite it not indicating such a preference.
Stafflink Services Pte Ltd: Its employment agency misinterpreted its requirements, putting up an ad indicating a "female environment", requiring an age range of between "18-26" for a marketing executive position.
Sky Asia Consulting Pte Ltd: Its employment agency said it "preferred female Chinese" applicants for administration co-ordinator and sales support positions even though Sky Asia did not indicate the preference and was not aware of the ad.
Zingmi Pte Ltd: Its employment agency included "so let us hear from all the Singapore Permanent Residents from Malaysia – Truly Asia" as part of an ad for a bank treasury dealer position, despite Zingmi not instructing them on it to do so.
Earlier this year in March, two other companies, Expedia Singapore and Incofood Singapore, were investigated by the ministry for discriminatory hiring practices. They, too, published public apologies for their actions.
"MOM expects all employers doing business in Singapore to comply with the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices, and put in place fair employment practices," the ministry said in its statement. "MOM views non-compliance with the Tripartite Guidelines seriously, and strongly urges companies and and employment agencies acting on their behalf to familiarise themselves (with the guidelines)."
This announcement from the ministry comes two days after the introduction of new rules on companies seeking to apply for employment passes that will kick in on 1 August next year, alongside a hike in minimum EP salary requirements that takes effect next year. Read more about them here.

Yahoo Newsroom - A screengrab of the public apology issued by Accredit, one of the 10 firms named and shamed for discriminatory hiring processes by the MOM. (Screengrab: Accredit website)
Ten companies here have been barred from hiring foreigners for six months, and also ordered to apologise publicly, for discriminatory hiring practices.
The Ministry of Manpower announced this on Wednesday, saying that the firms involved were unable to give valid explanations for restricting their recruitment to exclusive groups.
Clauses stated within the ads put out by some of these firms included discrimination by age, nationality and gender. The firms and the reasons for their barring are:
PSC Biotech Pte Ltd: Requiring Singapore PR, Employment or Dependants' pass holders for a human resource manager position.
Winshire Education Centre: Specifying a preference for "Malaysians with teaching experience" for a full-time teaching position.
Dr.Ci:Labo Pte Ltd: Indicating "age 30-50" and "Japanese or Singaporean" as a requirement for a general manager position.
Modern Pak Pte Ltd: Stating "age range requirements" of "25-35 years old" for an administrative/office assistant position.
Global Citizen Forum: Seeking a director "aged around 30 years".
Youbook Pte Ltd: Its employment agency sought a "Singaporean/Singapore PR/Malaysian" for a project manager position, without informing Youbook about the advertisement or its contents.
Accredit HR Consultancy: An employment agency posted an ad on its behalf, stating "Filipinos welcomed" for an assistant store manager position, despite it not indicating such a preference.
Stafflink Services Pte Ltd: Its employment agency misinterpreted its requirements, putting up an ad indicating a "female environment", requiring an age range of between "18-26" for a marketing executive position.
Sky Asia Consulting Pte Ltd: Its employment agency said it "preferred female Chinese" applicants for administration co-ordinator and sales support positions even though Sky Asia did not indicate the preference and was not aware of the ad.
Zingmi Pte Ltd: Its employment agency included "so let us hear from all the Singapore Permanent Residents from Malaysia – Truly Asia" as part of an ad for a bank treasury dealer position, despite Zingmi not instructing them on it to do so.
Earlier this year in March, two other companies, Expedia Singapore and Incofood Singapore, were investigated by the ministry for discriminatory hiring practices. They, too, published public apologies for their actions.
"MOM expects all employers doing business in Singapore to comply with the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices, and put in place fair employment practices," the ministry said in its statement. "MOM views non-compliance with the Tripartite Guidelines seriously, and strongly urges companies and and employment agencies acting on their behalf to familiarise themselves (with the guidelines)."
This announcement from the ministry comes two days after the introduction of new rules on companies seeking to apply for employment passes that will kick in on 1 August next year, alongside a hike in minimum EP salary requirements that takes effect next year. Read more about them here.