Review of Industrial Relations Act

Debated in Parliament on 7 Oct 2014.

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K Karthikeyan questioned whether the Ministry of Manpower would review the Industrial Relations Act to reverse management prerogatives.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that the Act has provided a balanced framework since 1968, giving management control over hiring, firing, promotion, and transfers while allowing unions to negotiate on other matters.
The Act also includes safeguards to protect employee rights, which together with management prerogatives promote industrial harmony and reduce disputes.
The Ministry of Manpower will continue monitoring the situation to ensure the framework supports stable employer-union relationships.

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K Karthikeyan

Mr K Karthikeyan asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will review the Industrial Relations Act to reverse the management prerogatives provided for in the Act.

Tan Chuan-Jin

The Industrial Relations Act regulates employer-employee relations and provides a framework for preventing and settling trade disputes. Since its introduction in 1968, the Act has provided for a list of management prerogatives, for example, hiring, firing, promotion and transfer of employees. Unions can negotiate on most industrial matters except for issues on this list. Notwithstanding this, the Act also provides for

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safeguards to protect the rights of employees.

This is a balanced approach which allows unions and employers to work together to improve the economic and social status of workers, while reducing disputes over which issues the unions can enter into negotiations with management. Over the years, this has served us well in promoting industrial harmony. MOM will continue to monitor the ground to ensure that this provision and the relevant safeguards provide the necessary framework for a stable working relationship between employers and unions.

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K Karthikeyan questioned whether the Ministry of Manpower would review the Industrial Relations Act to reverse management prerogatives.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that the Act has provided a balanced framework since 1968, giving management control over hiring, firing, promotion, and transfers while allowing unions to negotiate on other matters.
The Act also includes safeguards to protect employee rights, which together with management prerogatives promote industrial harmony and reduce disputes.
The Ministry of Manpower will continue monitoring the situation to ensure the framework supports stable employer-union relationships.

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Review of Industrial Relations Act

Debated in Parliament on 7 Oct 2014.

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K Karthikeyan questioned whether the Ministry of Manpower would review the Industrial Relations Act to reverse management prerogatives.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that the Act has provided a balanced framework since 1968, giving management control over hiring, firing, promotion, and transfers while allowing unions to negotiate on other matters.
The Act also includes safeguards to protect employee rights, which together with management prerogatives promote industrial harmony and reduce disputes.
The Ministry of Manpower will continue monitoring the situation to ensure the framework supports stable employer-union relationships.

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K Karthikeyan

Mr K Karthikeyan asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will review the Industrial Relations Act to reverse the management prerogatives provided for in the Act.

Tan Chuan-Jin

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safeguards to protect the rights of employees.

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K Karthikeyan questioned whether the Ministry of Manpower would review the Industrial Relations Act to reverse management prerogatives.
Tan Chuan-Jin explained that the Act has provided a balanced framework since 1968, giving management control over hiring, firing, promotion, and transfers while allowing unions to negotiate on other matters.
The Act also includes safeguards to protect employee rights, which together with management prerogatives promote industrial harmony and reduce disputes.
The Ministry of Manpower will continue monitoring the situation to ensure the framework supports stable employer-union relationships.

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