Know your employment rights in Singapore

Retrenched, dismissed, or owed wages? These independent guides explain your rights in plain English: what the law says, the steps to take, and when to get help. If you would like a lawyer to look at your situation, we connect you with an employment law firm, at no cost to you.

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9 plain-English guides, cited to MOM & the Employment Act

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Losing your job

Retrenched, dismissed, or terminated? Understand where you stand before you do anything.

Retrenchment rights Notice, retrenchment benefit, the MOM guidelines, and what to do if it was unfair. Unfair dismissal What counts as unfair, the MOM/TADM claim route, time limits, and remedies. Wrongful termination How it differs from unfair dismissal, the legal grounds, and your remedies.

Money you are owed

Unpaid wages, or an employer that has gone under? Here is how to recover what you are owed.

Salary claims How to make a MOM/TADM salary claim, the time limits, and what you can recover. Insolvency & winding up What happens to unpaid wages when an employer is insolvent, and your priority as a creditor.

Contracts & the process

Disputes over your contract, and how employment disputes are actually resolved in Singapore.

Contract disputes Notice and pay in lieu, restrictive covenants, common disputes, and your options. The dispute process Raising a grievance, TADM mediation, and the Employment Claims Tribunals, step by step.

Getting help

When the free MOM/TADM route is enough, when a lawyer helps, and how a free consultation works.

Labour lawyer in Singapore When you need a lawyer, what they do at each stage, and how to get started. Free consultation Tell us what happened; we connect you with an employment law firm, at no cost to you.

Why trust this site? Every guide is written in plain English and cites primary sources (the Ministry of Manpower, the Employment Act, and TADM) so you can verify the rules yourself. Work Rights SG is an independent information resource, not a law firm. If you ask for a consultation, we pass your details to an independent employment law firm, PRP Law LLC, who may contact you. There is no cost to you and no obligation.

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Work Rights SG provides general information about employment rights in Singapore. It is not legal advice and does not create a lawyer–client relationship. It is a free service that connects you with an employment law firm (PRP Law LLC); we do not provide legal advice ourselves. For advice on your situation, speak to a qualified employment lawyer.