4,848 salary claims and 922 dismissal claims in 2021: Singapore's employment standards report

Of these, about a quarter of the salary claims and 40% of the dismissal claims were lodged by managers and executives.

A recent parliamentary question had shared inquiries arising from the Employment Standards Report 2021 for Singapore's Minister of Manpower Dr. Tan See Leng. 

Particularly, Minister Tan was asked the following:

1. What proportion of wrongful dismissal claims and salary disputes in 2021 pertained to professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs)?
2. Among the less than 1% of salary claims in 2021 that involved willful employers who refused to make full payment for salary arrears despite having the means to do so, how many cases have been successfully prosecuted to date?

In response, Minister Tan shared that there were 4,848 salary claims and 922 dismissal claims lodged at the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management in 2021. Of these, about a quarter of the salary claims and 40% of the dismissal claims were lodged by managers and executives.

Minister Tan also clarified there was only one case of a willful employer who had refused to make full payment for salary arrears in 2021 despite having the means to do so. "This case is pending prosecution," the Minister noted.

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