Mandating Employers to Notify MOM Prior to Retrenchment Exercises

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider mandating retrenchment notifications by employers to the Ministry prior to a retrenchment exercise, instead of post-retrenchment.

The National Union Congress has proposed for the Government to consider advance notification of retrenchment in specific scenarios. This means submitting the mandatory retrenchment notification before affected employees are informed of their retrenchment instead of within five days of informing the employee.

The Ministry of Manpower is currently reviewing the proposal with tripartite partners and will release more details when appropriate.