Number and Category of Cases Referred by Employment Claims Tribunal to MOM for Further Investigations

14 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower in each year for the past five years (a) how many cases have the Employment Claims Tribunal referred to the Ministry for further investigations; and (b) what are the top three categories of cases referred.

Dr Tan See Leng: The Employment Claims Tribunals (ECT) was set up to hear salary-related and wrongful dismissal disputes between employers and employees. On a case-by-case basis, ECT may alert the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to cases for investigations. MOM has investigated all such cases that were referred to us. Over the past five years, MOM investigated less than five cases referred by ECT.