Monitoring Payment of CPF Contributions for Non-contract, Ad Hoc and Part-time Workers

Ms Mary Liew asked the Minister for Manpower what measures are there to monitor the payment of CPF contributions by employers for non-contract, adhoc and part-time workers.

Employers are required to make CPF contributions for all their local workers, including those on term contract, part-time or casual work arrangement, so long as there is an employer-employee relationship. The CPF Board conducts proactive audits on employers to ensure that their workers receive the correct amount of CPF contributions. CPF Board also investigates whenever a worker lodges a complaint or provides feedback that they may be underpaid CPF or not paid CPF by their employers.

MOM and CPF Board also jointly launched the "WorkRight" initiative in 2012 to improve compliance with employment laws. As part of this initiative, a "WorkRight" hotline and email were set up for workers and members of the public to alert the authorities about any non-compliance with the CPF Act or Employment Act. The number of inspections was also stepped up by more than 10 times to more than 5,000 inspections annually.

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In total, CPF Board recovered $420 million of late, under- and non-payment of CPF contributions for more than 250,000 workers in 2013.