The release of historical tribunal determinations provides essential clarity on how tripartite guidelines and labor statutes are enforced, particularly placing the burden on companies to substantiate poor performance claims. Informed by these newly accessible precedents, a terminated workplace specialist successfully pursued mediation through dispute management channels to win a three-month salary settlement. These developments arrive as union-assisted claims continue to expand across the workforce. The published decisions will also serve as a foundational guide before sweeping anti-discrimination statutes take effect in 2027.
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Employers face a mandatory burden of proof to substantiate poor performance claims when u…: Employers face a mandatory burden of proof to substantiate poor performance claims when using them as justification for firing workers.
The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management achieved an 86 percent dispute resolution…: The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management achieved an 86 percent dispute resolution success rate for union members during 2025.
The Employment Claims Tribunal will expand its judicial authority in 2027 to resolve disc…: The Employment Claims Tribunal will expand its judicial authority in 2027 to resolve discrimination claims under the Workplace Fairness Act.
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SINGAPORE – Four months into her new job, Felicia, 39, felt she was being frozen out by her company’s leader.
Once warm and friendly, she started giving Felicia tasks with short deadlines, barely met her and nitpicked on work that Felicia, who wanted to be known only by her first name, found for herself.
Felicia began to suspect the company would move to terminate her job after she finished the project, which tapped her expertise in moving and setting up office spaces.
Sure enough, she was dismissed for poor performance shortly after her six-month mark at the firm, said the workplace specialist who has worked on around eight such moves over the last 12 years.
Her role covered office management and employee engagement.
A news report about a worker’s successful claim of wrongful dismissal, along with her friends’ urging, pushed Felicia, a union member, to file her case with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) through NTUC.
The worker won the maximum $30,000 compensation as the magistrate found that she had been dismissed in a “sudden and unjustified” manner…
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