Most Common Methods Used by Employers to Avoid Reporting Work-related Injuries

Debated in Parliament on 6 Mar 2019.

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Mr Louis Ng asked about the common methods employers use to avoid reporting work-related injuries and how such non-reporting is typically detected, to which the Minister for Manpower responded that employers are required to report injuries causing over three days of medical leave, 24-hour hospitalization, or death, with common reasons for non-reporting being disputes over whether the injury is work-related and employees not informing employers, and detection occurring mainly through employees or representatives filing reports to MOM.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the most common methods used by employers to avoid reporting a work-related injury; and (b) what are the most common ways that instances of non-reporting of work-related injuries by employers are detected.

Mrs Josephine Teo

Today, employers are required to report work injuries resulting in medical leave of more than 3 days, hospitalisation for at least 24 hours or death.

Common reasons cited for delayed or non-reporting are (i) the employer did not agree that the injury was work-related; and (ii) the employee did not inform the employer of the work injury.

Non-reporting of work injuries by employers are usually detected when an employee or his representative files an incident report to MOM.

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Mr Louis Ng asked about the common methods employers use to avoid reporting work-related injuries and how such non-reporting is typically detected, to which the Minister for Manpower responded that employers are required to report injuries causing over three days of medical leave, 24-hour hospitalization, or death, with common reasons for non-reporting being disputes over whether the injury is work-related and employees not informing employers, and detection occurring mainly through employees or representatives filing reports to MOM.

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Most Common Methods Used by Employers to Avoid Reporting Work-related Injuries

Debated in Parliament on 6 Mar 2019.

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Mr Louis Ng asked about the common methods employers use to avoid reporting work-related injuries and how such non-reporting is typically detected, to which the Minister for Manpower responded that employers are required to report injuries causing over three days of medical leave, 24-hour hospitalization, or death, with common reasons for non-reporting being disputes over whether the injury is work-related and employees not informing employers, and detection occurring mainly through employees or representatives filing reports to MOM.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mrs Josephine Teo

Today, employers are required to report work injuries resulting in medical leave of more than 3 days, hospitalisation for at least 24 hours or death.

Common reasons cited for delayed or non-reporting are (i) the employer did not agree that the injury was work-related; and (ii) the employee did not inform the employer of the work injury.

Non-reporting of work injuries by employers are usually detected when an employee or his representative files an incident report to MOM.

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Mr Louis Ng asked about the common methods employers use to avoid reporting work-related injuries and how such non-reporting is typically detected, to which the Minister for Manpower responded that employers are required to report injuries causing over three days of medical leave, 24-hour hospitalization, or death, with common reasons for non-reporting being disputes over whether the injury is work-related and employees not informing employers, and detection occurring mainly through employees or representatives filing reports to MOM.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mrs Josephine Teo

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Most Common Methods Used by Employers to Avoid Reporting Work-related Injuries

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mrs Josephine Teo

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