In the judgment of Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd v. Lim Teck Yong [2024] SGHC 29, the High Court of Singapore explored the balance between enforcing restrictive covenants in employment contracts and preserving an individual's right to work.
The judgment critically examines the enforceability of non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, underscoring the necessity for these covenants to protect legitimate business interests without overly restricting the employee's future employment opportunities.
The survey results were compiled in an interesting article published in the Singapore Labour Journal.
The report provides information on the opportunities and challenges of a four-day working week, highlighting potential trade-offs that could be adopted in different industries in Singapore.
In August 2023, the Singapore government accepted the final recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on the proposed Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL).
The WFL seeks to settle disputes via mediation rather than litigation, maintaining a workplace culture that is harmonious and not litigious.
The government will work with tripartite partners to implement the recommendations into law, which is expected in 2024.
On 19 September 2022, during the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference, Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower, announced the adoption of a Code Of Practice (COP) that clarifies the organisational systems and culture to be implemented by directors of all companies to be compliant with the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.
It aims to strengthen ownership of companies’ Chief Executives’ and Board of Directors' workplace safety and health roles and duties.
It had been gazetted with effect from 31 October 2022.
In Public Prosecutor v Manta Equipment (S) Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 157 (“Manta Equipment“), the High Court reviewed the sentencing framework with harsher penalties against employers who fail to ensure the health and safety of employees at work under the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 (WSHA).
In Dong Wei v Shell Trading (Pte) Ltd and anor [2022], the Appellate Division of the Singapore High Court (SGHC(A)) provided guidance on the scope of an employer’s obligations to an employee who was the subject of internal investigations for wrongdoing.
It states that an employer, although he does not find it meaningful or productive to disclose the outcome of an investigation to an employee, should consider to do it in the interest of the employee.
Randstad published the Workmonitor 2022, the first full survey of 2022 that addresses issues such as job flexibility, work life balance, personal and professional growth and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in the context of the recovery from the pandemic.
The survey was conducted between 21 February and 13 March 2022 in more than 30 countries worldwide.