Singapore legislation

Clause 30

of Workplace Fairness Bill

Clause 30

Serious civil contraventions

An employer commits a serious civil contravention if the employer —

(a)

commits a second or subsequent civil contravention mentioned in section 29(a) after any previous civil contravention mentioned in that provision committed by the employer at any time, whether or not in relation to the same employee;

(b)

commits an act of discrimination mentioned in section 17(1) that is directed, instructed or influenced by a discriminatory direction, instruction or policy mentioned in section 18(1);

(c)

retaliates against an employee in contravention of section 28(1) by —

(i)

dismissing the employee; or

(ii)

refusing to offer re‑employment to the employee under section 7A(1) or an employment assistance payment under section 7C(1)(a) of the Retirement and Re‑employment Act 1993 (unless section 7C(1)(b) of that Act applies to that employee); or

(d)

commits a second or subsequent civil contravention mentioned in section 29(g) against an employee less than one year after any previous civil contravention mentioned in that provision against that employee.