Six Game-changers for PMEs ======================= Despite much media coverage this year on changes that affect PMEs at work, not everyone is aware of how these changes affect their labour rights and bargaining power at work. Find out at a glance how these six game-changes will affect PMEs in Singapore. 1. Small Claims Employment Tribunal This tribunal will benefit PMEs earning above S$4,500, who can currently only pursue breaches of employment through civil suits, which is expensive and time-consuming. MOM is in consultation with unions to set up a Small Claims Employment Tribunal to help workers will be able to lodge claims (with a certain claims limit) for statutory issues in the Employment Act (e.g. salary claims, commissions, bonuses or annual wage supplement payments). 2. Tripartite Mediation Framework PMEs with executive and/or supervisory functions are currently eligible for tripartite mediation are if they: - earn a monthly basic salary of up to $4,500 - are an individual member of any registered trade union without any form of collective representation rights - are employed in a non-unionised company Tripartite mediation currently covers employment disputes involving: - salary arrears - payment of retrenchment benefits - breach of individual contract by the employer (e.g. dispute about non-payment of commission) Unions are in talks with MOM and employers to review the widening the coverage of the Tripartite Mediation Framework to: - cover more workers (except those with substantial managerial responsibilities), e.g. rank-and-file union members in non-unionised companies, PME union members who earn more than $4,500 a month - expand the list of employment disputes e.g. re-employment 3. Second Skilling Recently, NTUC Assistant Secretary-General Patrick Tay urged the government to give PMEs more support to cultivate a second skill by: - having a...
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:10:42 +0000
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