Salary Claims Filed by Work Permit Holders at Employment Claims Tribunal

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in each of the past five years, how many salary claims have been filed by work permit holders at the employment claims tribunal; (b) how many of these salary claims have also included complaints that employers (i) have not provided itemised payslips and (ii) have not paid employees electronically; and (c) if such data is unavailable, whether the Ministry will start collecting such data.

In the last five years from 2020 to 2024, an average of around 120 salary claims were filed by Work Permit holders at the Employment Claims Tribunals each year. We do not track if these salary claims include complaints that employers (i) have not provided itemised payslips and (ii) have not paid employees electronically.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has other sources of data, such as complaints and proactive inspections, to track breaches in these areas. From 2020 to 2024, MOM investigated an average of around 40 employers each year for non-provision of itemised payslips and failure to pay salaries via electronic means for their work permit holders, and took enforcement action against errant employers. MOM will continue to monitor the situation and take measures to ensure compliance.