Complaints of Workplace Discrimination to Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices

Debated in Parliament on 18 Sep 2023.

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Pritam Singh asked how many of the annual workplace discrimination complaints to TAFEP and MOM over the last five years came from employees at companies with under 25 staff.
Tan See Leng stated that employees at small firms with fewer than 25 employees are not initially covered by the Workplace Fairness Legislation but remain covered by the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
From 2018 to 2022, about 35% of annual workplace discrimination complaints were from employees at firms with fewer than 25 employees.
TAFEP can advise these employees, require small firms to correct breaches, and suspend work pass privileges in serious cases, while also educating and building compliance capabilities.
The Workplace Fairness Legislation and Tripartite Guidelines together aim to provide strong protection against all forms of workplace discrimination.

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Pritam Singh

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower out of the about 315 complaints about workplace discrimination made to the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices and the Ministry each year for the last five years, for each year respectively, how many of these complaints were made by individuals working for companies that had a headcount of less than 25.

Tan See Leng

The Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) will work in concert with the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP) to provide strong protection against all forms of workplace discrimination. Although employees in small firms with fewer than 25 employees will not be covered by the WFL for a start, they will continue to be covered by TGFEP.

Between 2018 and 2022, the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP) and the Ministry of Manpower received an average of around 35% of workplace discrimination complaints each year from employees working in firms with fewer than 25 employees. Employees of such small firms can continue to file their complaints with TAFEP for advice and help. Where there are breaches of TGFEP, TAFEP will require the errant firms to address the complaints and correct their employment practices. In egregious cases, employers could also have their work pass privileges suspended. In addition to enforcement action, TAFEP will continue to educate and build the capability of these small firms to comply with TGFEP.

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Pritam Singh asked how many of the annual workplace discrimination complaints to TAFEP and MOM over the last five years came from employees at companies with under 25 staff.
Tan See Leng stated that employees at small firms with fewer than 25 employees are not initially covered by the Workplace Fairness Legislation but remain covered by the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
From 2018 to 2022, about 35% of annual workplace discrimination complaints were from employees at firms with fewer than 25 employees.
TAFEP can advise these employees, require small firms to correct breaches, and suspend work pass privileges in serious cases, while also educating and building compliance capabilities.
The Workplace Fairness Legislation and Tripartite Guidelines together aim to provide strong protection against all forms of workplace discrimination.

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Complaints of Workplace Discrimination to Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices

Debated in Parliament on 18 Sep 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Pritam Singh asked how many of the annual workplace discrimination complaints to TAFEP and MOM over the last five years came from employees at companies with under 25 staff.
Tan See Leng stated that employees at small firms with fewer than 25 employees are not initially covered by the Workplace Fairness Legislation but remain covered by the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
From 2018 to 2022, about 35% of annual workplace discrimination complaints were from employees at firms with fewer than 25 employees.
TAFEP can advise these employees, require small firms to correct breaches, and suspend work pass privileges in serious cases, while also educating and building compliance capabilities.
The Workplace Fairness Legislation and Tripartite Guidelines together aim to provide strong protection against all forms of workplace discrimination.

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Pritam Singh

Tan See Leng

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Pritam Singh asked how many of the annual workplace discrimination complaints to TAFEP and MOM over the last five years came from employees at companies with under 25 staff.
Tan See Leng stated that employees at small firms with fewer than 25 employees are not initially covered by the Workplace Fairness Legislation but remain covered by the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
From 2018 to 2022, about 35% of annual workplace discrimination complaints were from employees at firms with fewer than 25 employees.
TAFEP can advise these employees, require small firms to correct breaches, and suspend work pass privileges in serious cases, while also educating and building compliance capabilities.
The Workplace Fairness Legislation and Tripartite Guidelines together aim to provide strong protection against all forms of workplace discrimination.

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Complaints of Workplace Discrimination to Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices

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Complaints of Workplace Discrimination to Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices

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