Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
Regulation 13
Refund of fees to applicants for employment
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), a licensee shall refund at least 50% of the total fees received, on or after 1st April 2011, from an applicant for employment if the employer, whom the licensee had placed the applicant for employment with —
fails to employ the applicant for employment for any reason; or
terminates the employment of that applicant for employment within 6 months of commencement of employment, other than for the reason that —
the work specified in the contract of employment is completed;
the period of time for which the contract was made has expired; or
the applicant for employment requested for the termination of his employment.
Subregulation 2
A licensee need not refund any fee received from an applicant for employment if the applicant for employment absconds.
Subregulation 3
Every licensee who is required to make a refund to an applicant for employment under this rule shall do so within 7 working days of the termination of the employment of that applicant for employment or before the applicant for employment (being a foreign employee) is repatriated, whichever is the earlier.