Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of Employment Claims Regulations 2017

Regulation 11

Conduct of mediation session

Subregulation 1

Unless an approved mediator decides that section 4(2) of the Act applies, upon receiving a mediation request, the approved mediator must, as soon as reasonably practicable —

(a)

give the respondent a written notice —

(i)

inviting the respondent to attend a mediation under Part 2 of the Act; and

(ii)

stating the date, time and place (which may be an online location) of the mediation; and

(b)

give the claimant a written notice stating the date, time and place (which may be an online location) of the mediation.

Subregulation 2

If the approved mediator decides that section 4(2) of the Act applies, the approved mediator must notify the respondent that —

(a)

a claim relating to a specified employment dispute has been made by a claimant against the respondent; and

(b)

the approved mediator has issued a claim referral certificate to the claimant under section 6(2)(c) of the Act.

Subregulation 3

The written notice under paragraph (1)(a) must be accompanied by the list of specified employment disputes in the mediation request.

Subregulation 4

The approved mediator may, on his or her own initiative, or at the request of the claimant or the respondent or both of them, adjourn the mediation session to another date and time.

Subregulation 5

The approved mediator may require the claimant or the respondent to submit, within the time required by the approved mediator, any document or information that the approved mediator considers necessary to —

(a)

make a decision whether paragraph (1) or section 4(2) of the Act applies; or

(b)

decide on any other matter in relation to any specified employment dispute listed in the mediation request.

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