Regulation 6
Decision of Principal
of Singapore Polytechnic (Staff Discipline) Regulations 2026
The Principal may, after considering the report of the preliminary investigation submitted by the investigating officer under regulation 5(4), do any of the following:
if the Principal is of the opinion that the allegation against the employee contained in the complaint or information (called in this regulation the allegation) has not been established — dismiss the complaint against, or information about, the employee and strike out the complaint or information from the records;
if the Principal is of the opinion that the allegation has been established but is not serious enough to warrant the dismissal or reduction in grade of the employee — impose one or more of the following penalties:
the stoppage or deferment of any increment due to the employee for a period not exceeding one year;
a financial penalty of an amount not exceeding one month of the employee’s monthly gross salary;
a reprimand;
if the Principal is of the opinion that the allegation has been established and is serious enough to warrant the dismissal or reduction in grade of the employee — refer the complaint or information to the Staff Disciplinary Committee together with a copy of the report of the preliminary investigation.