Briefly
In January 2025, Parliament handed the Office Equity Act 2025, which seeks to guard staff in opposition to office discrimination by prohibiting antagonistic employment choices primarily based on sure protected traits. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has introduced plans to introduce a second Office Equity Invoice by end-2025 (“Second Invoice”) to determine procedures for making office discrimination claims.
MOM is presently searching for public suggestions on key facets of the Second Invoice, particularly:
- The strategy for amicable and expeditious decision of office equity disputes
- The judicial discussion board to listen to office equity claims
- The illustration of events by unions for office equity claims
Suggestions obtained will probably be thought-about by MOM in drafting the Second Invoice. For extra particulars, please discuss with MOM’s session paper which may be accessed right here.
This session presents a worthwhile alternative to interact instantly with MOM on shaping the longer term framework for office equity claims. The Second Invoice will govern how such claims are processed and resolved going ahead.
We’re contemplating submitting suggestions to MOM, together with views on:
- The proposed enlargement of the Employment Claims Tribunal’s jurisdiction to claims as much as SGD 250,000
- The proposed restriction on authorized illustration earlier than the Employment Claims Tribunal
You could want to present suggestions on to MOM at this hyperlink. Alternatively please be happy to share your suggestions with us and we are going to take into account your suggestions within the provision of our suggestions to MOM. Should you want to share your suggestions with us, please achieve this by 17 September 2025 (because the session will shut on 19 September 2025).
Please be happy to succeed in out should you want to talk about.
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Briefly
In January 2025, Parliament handed the Office Equity Act 2025, which seeks to guard staff in opposition to office discrimination by prohibiting antagonistic employment choices primarily based on sure protected traits. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has introduced plans to introduce a second Office Equity Invoice by end-2025 (“Second Invoice”) to determine procedures for making office discrimination claims.
MOM is presently searching for public suggestions on key facets of the Second Invoice, particularly:
- The strategy for amicable and expeditious decision of office equity disputes
- The judicial discussion board to listen to office equity claims
- The illustration of events by unions for office equity claims
Suggestions obtained will probably be thought-about by MOM in drafting the Second Invoice. For extra particulars, please discuss with MOM’s session paper which may be accessed right here.
This session presents a worthwhile alternative to interact instantly with MOM on shaping the longer term framework for office equity claims. The Second Invoice will govern how such claims are processed and resolved going ahead.
We’re contemplating submitting suggestions to MOM, together with views on:
- The proposed enlargement of the Employment Claims Tribunal’s jurisdiction to claims as much as SGD 250,000
- The proposed restriction on authorized illustration earlier than the Employment Claims Tribunal
You could want to present suggestions on to MOM at this hyperlink. Alternatively please be happy to share your suggestions with us and we are going to take into account your suggestions within the provision of our suggestions to MOM. Should you want to share your suggestions with us, please achieve this by 17 September 2025 (because the session will shut on 19 September 2025).
Please be happy to succeed in out should you want to talk about.
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