Will making salary public boost fairness?
(NYTIMES) – Ms Carolyn Kopprasch earns US$225,000 (S$306,000) a year. Ms Maria Thomas makes US$267,890. Then comes Ms Darcy Peters with a salary of US$105,143. That information, taken in before […]
More local workers sought help on salary disputes, wrongful dismissals amid Covid-19
SINGAPORE – More local workers sought help from the authorities for disputes with their employers on owed salaries and wrongful dismissals last year, amid the pandemic. Latest figures published on Friday […]
How to negotiate a fair salary package
SINGAPORE – A Workforce Singapore career coach says: Research industry salary trends as the first step. Consult career coaches, industry veterans or even friends who have been working in the […]
Spike in wrongful dismissal claims in Singapore in Q2
SINGAPORE – There was a significant spike in wrongful dismissal claims in the second quarter of this year, in tandem with the decline in local employment during that period. A […]
Q: My employer owes me several months’ worth of salary and says he cannot afford to pay me yet because business is really bad due to Covid-19. What should I do?
A: Under the Employment Act, your employer must pay your salary within seven days after the end of a salary period, which cannot be longer than one month. For overtime […]