Amount of Time Granted to Migrant Workers Going Through Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management Case to Find New Employers

Debated in Parliament on 3 Oct 2023.

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Over the past five years, migrant workers on a Work Permit with a valid salary claim lodged with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management were granted an average of two weeks to find a new employer, with the typical range being two to eight weeks.
The Ministry of Manpower facilitates extensions for workers who have found new employment but need additional time to complete their Work Permit application, but does not track the number of such extension applications.
The average time granted for job search is based on the resolution period for salary claims, which usually takes between two to eight weeks.
The government’s approach is to allow workers to look for new employers until their salary claims are resolved, with extensions provided as needed for administrative completion of permits.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower (a) for each year in the past five years, what is the average amount of time granted to migrant workers who are on a Work Permit going through a Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management case to find a new employer; and (b) what is the current average number of workers who apply for an extension of the initial period granted.

Tan See Leng

Migrant workers with valid salary claims lodged with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) are allowed to look for a new employer until their salary claims are resolved, which typically ranges from two to eight weeks. Over the past five years, a migrant worker with a valid salary claim took, on average, two weeks to find a new employer.

In instances where the migrant worker has found new employment but needs additional time to complete the Work Permit application, we will facilitate and grant an extension to complete the application. We do not track the number of workers who applied for an extension to remain in Singapore.

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Over the past five years, migrant workers on a Work Permit with a valid salary claim lodged with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management were granted an average of two weeks to find a new employer, with the typical range being two to eight weeks.
The Ministry of Manpower facilitates extensions for workers who have found new employment but need additional time to complete their Work Permit application, but does not track the number of such extension applications.
The average time granted for job search is based on the resolution period for salary claims, which usually takes between two to eight weeks.
The government’s approach is to allow workers to look for new employers until their salary claims are resolved, with extensions provided as needed for administrative completion of permits.

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Amount of Time Granted to Migrant Workers Going Through Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management Case to Find New Employers

Debated in Parliament on 3 Oct 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the past five years, migrant workers on a Work Permit with a valid salary claim lodged with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management were granted an average of two weeks to find a new employer, with the typical range being two to eight weeks.
The Ministry of Manpower facilitates extensions for workers who have found new employment but need additional time to complete their Work Permit application, but does not track the number of such extension applications.
The average time granted for job search is based on the resolution period for salary claims, which usually takes between two to eight weeks.
The government’s approach is to allow workers to look for new employers until their salary claims are resolved, with extensions provided as needed for administrative completion of permits.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Tan See Leng

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the past five years, migrant workers on a Work Permit with a valid salary claim lodged with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management were granted an average of two weeks to find a new employer, with the typical range being two to eight weeks.
The Ministry of Manpower facilitates extensions for workers who have found new employment but need additional time to complete their Work Permit application, but does not track the number of such extension applications.
The average time granted for job search is based on the resolution period for salary claims, which usually takes between two to eight weeks.
The government’s approach is to allow workers to look for new employers until their salary claims are resolved, with extensions provided as needed for administrative completion of permits.

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Amount of Time Granted to Migrant Workers Going Through Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management Case to Find New Employers

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

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Amount of Time Granted to Migrant Workers Going Through Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management Case to Find New Employers

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Tan See Leng

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