"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...