Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Amendment of section 5
In the Workplace Fairness Act 2025, in section 5, after subsection (2), insert —“(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), an employer is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to have decided not to hire an individual, if —
the individual applied to the employer for possible employment and, as of the date one month after the application, the employer has not hired the individual within the meaning of subsection (2);
the individual attended an interview, test or examination with the employer for the purpose of possible employment and, as of the date one month after the interview, test or examination, the employer has not —
hired the individual within the meaning of subsection (2); or
invited the individual to a further interview, test or examination for the purpose of possible employment; or
the employer, having invited the individual to an interview, test or examination for the purpose of possible employment, subsequently, on any date, withdraws the invitation without, at the same time, inviting the individual to another interview, test or examination.(4) If, on any date mentioned in subsection (3)(a), (b) or (c), an employer is presumed to have decided not to hire an individual, the employer is deemed to have given notice of the decision to the individual on that date.”.