Singapore legislation
Section 8C
Section 8C
Remedies relating to unreasonable terms and conditions of re‑employment contract and employment assistance payment
(1)
An employee who has a re-employment dispute with his employer relating to any matter referred to in section 8A(4)(c) or (d), may at any time after any conciliation conducted pursuant to section 8A(5), lodge a claim with the Commissioner for the purpose of making a claim for the payment or the amount of the employment assistance payment, as the case may be.
(2)
Any claim lodged with the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall be made no later than one month after the conclusion of any conciliation conducted pursuant to section 8A(5).
(3)
Where an employee who is dismissed by his employer lodges any claim with the Commissioner in accordance with subsection (1) in relation to the matter referred to in section 8A(4)(d), such claim shall operate as a bar to —
the making of any representations under section 8B(1) by that employee in respect of that dismissal; and
the making of any representations to the Minister in respect of that dismissal under section 14(2) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91) or section 35(3) of the Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 136).
(4)
In making a decision on any claim in relation to the employment assistance payment, the Commissioner —
may take into account the tripartite guidelines and any steps taken by the employer to re-employ his employee; and
may, notwithstanding paragraph (a), make an order in the prescribed form for any amount of employment assistance payment to be paid by an employer to an employee as the Commissioner considers just and equitable having regard to all the circumstances of the case.