Singapore: Court orders Obayed Holdings to pay USD9,700 in unpaid salary & overtime wages to Bangladeshi worker
Summary
Date Reported: 23 Nov 2023
Location: Singapore
Companies
Obayed Holdings - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Catering & food services , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Excessive production targets , Intimidation , Mandatory overtimeResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Supported by local NGO Transient Workers Count Too (TWC), the worker did receive an mount from the employer, though the NGO said the ruling was not "truly fair to him" as it did not include compensation for Sunday and public holiday pay.
Source type: News outlet
"Bangladesh boss in Singapore ordered to pay over S$13,000 to a cook for unpaid and overtime wages,"
Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), a non-profit organization advocating for fair treatment of migrant workers in Singapore, recently celebrated a significant victory where justice prevailed for a migrant worker.
The Employment Claims Tribunal (ECT) ordered Obayed Holdings Pte Ltd, a central kitchen operator, to pay the worker who worked as a cook for over S$13,000 (approximately US$9,703) in unpaid salary and overtime wages.
According to TWC2’s finding from official filings, Obayed Holdings Pte Ltd is 50 per cent owned by Obaidur Rahman, a Bangladeshi national.
The employer allegedly asked the worker to sign blank pay slips, later altering them to suggest that the worker agreed to a S$2500 loan, a claim the worker disputes.
TWC2 also raised their concerns over the quality standards at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)’s Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) when they handle salary disputes in the case...