Singapore legislation

Regulation 36

of Employment Claims Rules 2017

Regulation 36

Referral to mediation by tribunal

Subregulation 1

Despite rule 15, where —

(a)

a tribunal refers, under section 22(8) of the Act, any specified employment dispute for which a claim is lodged for mediation under Part 2 of the Act or tripartite mediation; and

(b)

either of the following is resolved through the mediation:

(i)

the entire claim;

(ii)

any such specified employment dispute,the claimant must withdraw the claim or withdraw the specified employment dispute mentioned in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) (as the case may be) by filing a notice in the relevant Form with the Registry.

Subregulation 2

Where a tribunal refers, under section 22(8) of the Act, any specified employment dispute for which a claim is lodged for mediation under Part 2 of the Act or tripartite mediation, and any such specified employment dispute is not resolved through mediation, the approved mediator must issue to the claimant a claim referral certificate in respect of every such unresolved specified employment dispute.

Subregulation 3

Where paragraph (2) applies —

(a)

the claimant must, if the claimant intends to pursue any unresolved specified employment dispute mentioned in that paragraph, file the claim referral certificate mentioned in that paragraph within 7 days after receiving it; and

(b)

if the claimant fails to comply with sub-paragraph (a), the claim is deemed to be discontinued.