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Giving an oral answer to Dr Tan Wu Meng’s parliamentary question for an update on the recent termination of multiple staff at Surbana Jurong, Singapore’s minister for manpower Lim Swee Say highlighted that “the management and unions have since reached an agreement on an ex-gratia payment.”
Lim also said that it was the first time he had seen an employer announce affected workers had been poor performers in such a major termination exercise, in all his years in the labour movement and Ministry of Manpower.
“I do not find it acceptable. If the performance of employees are not up to mark, there could be contributing factors on the part of employers as well,” he told the House.
He added: “Yes, it may be a poor performance in one organisation. But it does not mean that a person cannot do well in other places.”
As for employees, they can file an appeal to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) should they find themselves in an unfair dismissal. According to Lim, MOM will first mediate. Following that, MOM will conduct an inquiry and require the employer to show cause and produce evidence to justify the termination should the mediation fail.
This remedy is provided under the employment act, as well as the industrial relations act for union members. Adding on, the employer may be ordered to reinstate the employee, or to provide compensation should the employer be unable to substantiate his claim of the employee’s poor performance.
If the employer does not comply with the order, he can be prosecuted.
Giving an oral answer to Dr Tan Wu Meng’s parliamentary question for an update on the recent termination of multiple staff at Surbana Jurong, Singapore’s minister for manpower Lim Swee Say highlighted that “the management and unions have since reached an agreement on an ex-gratia payment.”
Lim also said that it was the first time he had seen an employer announce affected workers had been poor performers in such a major termination exercise, in all his years in the labour movement and Ministry of Manpower.
“I do not find it acceptable. If the performance of employees are not up to mark, there could be contributing factors on the part of employers as well,” he told the House.
He added: “Yes, it may be a poor performance in one organisation. But it does not mean that a person cannot do well in other places.”
As for employees, they can file an appeal to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) should they find themselves in an unfair dismissal. According to Lim, MOM will first mediate. Following that, MOM will conduct an inquiry and require the employer to show cause and produce evidence to justify the termination should the mediation fail.
This remedy is provided under the employment act, as well as the industrial relations act for union members. Adding on, the employer may be ordered to reinstate the employee, or to provide compensation should the employer be unable to substantiate his claim of the employee’s poor performance.
If the employer does not comply with the order, he can be prosecuted.
