Employment Claims Tribunals
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The Employment Claims Tribunals are a specialized Singaporean judicial body that adjudicates salary-related and employment disputes between workers and employers in a streamlined, low-cost forum.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ specialised tribunal ⓘ |
| accessRequirement |
claim referral from Commissioner for Labour in certain cases
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prior mediation at Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management ⓘ |
| administeredBy | State Courts of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealRights | limited rights of appeal on questions of law ⓘ |
| claimants |
employees
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employers ⓘ foreign employees working in Singapore ⓘ local employees ⓘ managers and executives within statutory coverage ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| decisionEnforceability | orders are enforceable as orders of a District Court ⓘ |
| decisionType | tribunal orders ⓘ |
| doesNotHandle |
discrimination claims outside its statutory remit
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unfair dismissal claims outside its statutory remit ⓘ work injury compensation claims ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Employment Claims Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 2017 ⓘ |
| feePolicy | low filing fees ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Child Development Co-Savings Act
NERFINISHED
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Employment Act 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ Employment Claims Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Industrial Relations Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Retirement and Re-employment Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
bonuses and commissions disputes where contractually provided
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disputes over employment benefits prescribed by statute ⓘ disputes over notice pay ⓘ disputes over salary in lieu of notice ⓘ employment termination payment disputes ⓘ non-payment of salary ⓘ overtime payment disputes ⓘ salary-related employment claims ⓘ wrongful salary deductions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Singapore legal system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Singapore
NERFINISHED
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State Courts Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to provide quick resolution of employment disputes
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to reduce cost of resolving employment disputes ⓘ |
| partOf | State Courts of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Labour Court (Commissioner for Labour) for salary-related disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| procedure | simplified civil procedure ⓘ |
| purpose |
to adjudicate certain contractual employment disputes
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to adjudicate salary-related disputes between employees and employers ⓘ to provide a low-cost forum for resolving employment disputes ⓘ to provide a streamlined forum for resolving employment disputes ⓘ |
| representationRules | parties generally appear without lawyers unless tribunal permits ⓘ |
| website | https://www.judiciary.gov.sg ⓘ |
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