I recently applied for a reservists deferrement for one of my
staff.
"<Rank Name> is being
promoted within the organization and will completing his transition
into the new appointment as Team Leader on <date>. His new
appointment as a Team Leader is a critical one where his skills,
knowledge and presence are vital to the smooth operations of the
team and vital to our customer service standards.
We are unable to find a stand
in as the outgoing Team Leader is leaving our organization. Being
absent for 2 weeks, fresh into his new position will be very
detrimental to our operations and service levels to our
customers."
Mindef sent a reply saying
"Your deferment application is Not Approved as your Work
Commitment is not a valid
ground for deferment. Please make the necessary arrangements and
attend the ICT as
scheduled."
Ok so WTF? I mean, even a 6 mth deferrment would have been a
great help. Not even willing to consider on a case to case basis?
This this the government's stand? Does Mindef mean that I do not
pick Singaporean Males with Reservists liability for critical
positions?
