Fairness of a job in Singapore

John Wong SG

Unfortunately, this is the way of the world - survival of the fittest. If there are people willing to do the same job to the same standard for less pay, companies will of course cut costs there. If they don't do it, then their competitors will, and they will go out of business.

My advice to you and your mom is to not lose hope and get depressed. Go out there and find other jobs to do, maybe look at other foodcourts or coffee shop. She might have to take less pay, but this is a natural consequence of the influx of low skilled FT.

Balancing the influx of FT is a delicate process, we should leave it to our multi million ministers and their scholars to calculate.

BadzMaro SG

Viva la FT. lol.

anyways .. its happening all over the world . Like John says. Its up to local governments to enforce n balance it out.

angel7030 SG

The laws stated,

It is the perogatives of the employers to

1. hiring

2. terminating

3. retrenchment

4. relocage

5. transfer

6. promotion.

What case do you have when the laws state that employers had the right to hire and fire.

The only thing u can do is ask for compensation, and that may not be successful too if u do not hv a collective agreement in place or so call the union in your workplace.

As for the need to work or not, its depend on the obligation of the contract as required.

The interpretion of period in the name of laws, can be 3 days, one months, 3 years, 30 years or 3 hrs.

blowfish SG

Which company, we must united and boycott that company that treated Singaporean this way and hired the China.....

Xcert SG

Dear All

On 11^th April 2008, my mum received a Termination letter (terminated with two weeks’ notice) from her F&B Company.

My mum, who is 55 years old and is in perfect health shape, has been working as a part time stall assistant in this F&B Company for close to 6 years.

She has been a faithfully worker who report for work without fail. This termination letter came as a shock and left her wondering why her service was terminated.

She is not guilty of serious misconduct, persistent un-punctuality or serious neglect of duty.

It is known that this F&B Company is going to hire foreign (China) workers due to salary concern.

My mum’s appointment letter dated 1^st September 2002 had this clause stating that “You are assured that there is a continuity of the period of employment.”

The F&B Company is in a healthy financial state, which have a few food court operations in Singapore and overseas. So why is it that the F&B Company terminated her?

Is it simply because the cost of hiring a foreigner is cheaper as compare to Singaporean?

Government is always encouraging more local senior citizen to contribute to working force but on the other hand, why some companies are retrenching or terminating older workers without any valid reason?

With only two weeks notice and my mum’s current age, she might not be able to find a job so soon. What if no company wants to hire her? Is my mum able to claim any damages from her F&B Company?

Especially nowadays, there are so many foreigners fighting jobs with Singaporeans, our living standard and expenses had also increased tremendously.

I can’t seem to understand why majority of local companies love to hire foreigners. Is it simply because the cost of hiring them is lower? Is there any fairer treatment for senior workers or any law that will protect them from preventing a company to terminate their employment without valid reason?

By the way, the Termination letter stated that her last day of work is 25 April (Fri) and so happen that Friday is her off day, is she still require to report for work on friday?

I just started out working and is unsure of Singapore labor law. Appreciate to anyone who is able to give comment and advise as what should my mum do.
Thank you.

actually the way I see it is that its a simple termination of service issue...

I am not sure why U highlighted “You are assured that there is a continuity of the period of employment.”...that employment letter was in 2002 and it has been 6 years...there is no clause saying that the period of employment is determined by the employee...so the employer has the right to terminate the employee's service subjected to the conditions mentioned in the employment letter...which I presume to be 2 week's notice...

There is nothing much U can do based on the employment letter...its their company decision...ya...U can argue saying there is no misconduct/etc on the side of the employee but in a happy working relationship...both sides must be willing parties mah...if 1 side decides to go for foreign manpower...Good or bad,right or wrong aside...its their call.

No...then the last day of work would be Thursday....maybe get ur mom to highlight the fact to her immediate superior just in case there are any misunderstanding...

Prophecy_Master SG

i feel sad for your case. but there isn't much anyone can do.

this is business. i can get a younger and cheaper worker y keep the old and costly one ?

some times this is about business eithcs too.

Fatum SG

FT come is ok, but gov must put in a gd ratio of FT to local work force. Beside, when i was in uk, there is law to regulate influx of FT. Employer must explain why they get FT, it must either b for labour work or only when they cant find local to fill up that position. Unlike here in sg.... even my company is fill with 50% of FT. Some of this FT really cant make it.

we're not importing FTs now ... they are not foreign talents .... they are foreign peasants (FPs) ....

dotaro SG

If this can happen to your mum,this can happen to you too.

Whatever skill set and knowledge you have, I can get a FT or FP to replace you with at least half the price.

Don't blame me, I need to cut my costs down cuz competition too high, and I'm kena double taxed by Government.

Also, my customer always pressure me to cut my operation cost by squeezing my profits, so easiest and fastest way, is to reduce manpower costs.

Sorry, welcome to Singapore.

Quick collapse SG

we are all living in a fallen world, especially living in country like Singapore.

No sense of security and belonging nowadays.

Look at the benefits that a foreign student can get, free lodging and a monthly allowance. Needless to say, they do not have to pay for their tuition fees. When they graduate, all they must do is to work in Singapore for six years as part of their 'payback'' bond.

Our local system is all messed up, look at those incident that had happened recently. Cases like NKF, what happened to T T Durai now? Did he get any punishment or sentence to jail?

Escape of Mas Selmat? How this incident could have taken place in a country which prides itself on safety and security?

When will Singapore ever have a chance to get a president like Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou?

Lolarlolar SG

we are all living in a fallen world, especially living in country like Singapore.

No sense of security and belonging nowadays.

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If last time there is such an offer, i tin, i would have been a graduate ..say..if i sign 8 year contract now can i have this offer? ..should give these places to the needy, who make it to the universay...Maybe some of the MOM staffs are bonded, so no heart to work.. but tin of it, in future will be worst we have to meet these bonded Pig RCs graduate, somewhere in our govt secter, how could they have the passion to put up good policies to serve the people....

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