An employee who wanted to quit after less than three months on the job was told to pay the company a month's worth of salary as compensation. While this was a clause found in the employee’s contract, it was an “unreasonable” one.

Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) recently released the inaugural Employment Standards Report. The report highlights the joint efforts to improve workplace practices and resolve employment disputes. To read the report, click here.