Complaints against Employee Monitoring beyond Working Hours, and Enforcement Actions and Employee Recourse Available

Mr Low Wu Yang Andre asked the Minister for Manpower over the last three years (a) how many complaints has the Ministry received regarding intrusive employee monitoring practices outside of working hours, such as location tracking by employers; (b) what percentage of these complaints has resulted in advisories or enforcement actions against the employer; and (c) what specific recourse is available to employees whose privacy has been breached.

Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower does not track complaints regarding intrusive employee monitoring practices because such practices fall outside of the scope of the Employment Act.

If employees are of the view that their company's policies breach their privacy, they should first surface the issue through their company's grievance-handling channel or approach their union if their company is unionised. Employees may also approach the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices for further assistance.