Companies Investigated for Unauthorised Salary Deductions from Employment Pass Holders

11 Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Manpower (a) to date, whether any companies have been investigated for making unauthorised salary deductions from Employment Pass (EP) holders such that these EP holders are effectively paid less than the minimum qualifying EP salary; and (b) if so, how many companies have been investigated.

Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) implements various measures upstream to screen out employers who may not have the means or intention to pay the declared salary.

From 2018 to 2022, MOM investigated 167 companies for potential contraventions of the Employment Pass (EP) salary criteria. Of these, 10 companies were investigated for making unauthorised salary deductions from EP holders.