Singapore: Court orders Obayed Holdings to pay USD9,700 in unpaid salary & overtime wages to Bangladeshi worker
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 23 Nov 2023
Ubicación: Singapur
Empresas
Obayed Holdings - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 1
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Bangladés , Catering y servicios de comida , Gender not reported )Temas
Robo de salarios , Horarios de trabajo y tiempo libre razonables , Objetivos de producción excesivos , Intimidación y Amenazas , Trabajo extra obligatorioRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: 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.
Tipo de fuente: 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...