About 240 process-sector migrant workers unpaid for up to two months, NTUC and MOM step in

A Singapore tribunal magistrate dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim by a former PR firm managing director, who was fired without notice during her notice period after secretly recording a meeting with company leaders. The magistrate said such a recording could amount to misconduct justifying summary dismissal, but each case depends on its facts.

Retrenchments jumped to 4,620 in the second quarter — the highest quarterly total since late 2020, Malay Mail reports. MOM says the driver isn’t cost-cutting or company closures; it’s businesses reorganising and restructuring as they digitalise and automate. Vacancies still outnumber jobseekers overall, but the spike points to employers recalibrating faster than expected.

Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau said protecting workers from haze is not optional, and platform workers should not be penalised for slower deliveries during haze. She said about a quarter of more than 400 worksites MOM inspected since September fell short, and urged employers to allow flexible work, leave or paid time off for affected staff where possible.

With childcare leave now expanded, MOM has set out how it plans to help employers absorb the extra manpower gaps that come with it — announced 10 September 2026. The headline measure: employers get full reimbursement for the duration of child-related leave taken by their staff, intended to offset the cost of bringing in temporary…

A 41-year-old Malaysian was sentenced on 22 Oct to six years and one month’s jail and fined S$6,000 for brokering work permit applications so 27 Malaysians could enter Singapore and open bank accounts for a syndicate. His charges included offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, and he has filed an appeal.

A CNA explainer, drawing on interviews with employment lawyers, sets out how the Employment Act protects employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave, including the bar on giving dismissal notice during maternity leave and the need for a genuine reason unrelated to the pregnancy, such as proven misconduct after a due inquiry. It cites MOM figures that 387 pregnancy-related wrongful dismissal claims were filed at TADM between April 2019 and 2025, and a September 2026 tribunal award of S$19,800 to a woman found to have been wrongfully dismissed.