Clarification by Senior Minister of State for Manpower

3.01 pm

The Senior Minister of State for Manpower (Dr Koh Poh Koon): Sir, thank you for your indulgence. Just a quick clarification to the reply given to Mr Pritam Singh earlier.

I mentioned that only five workers or more being retrenched will need to notify, but that is wrong. Actually, it is that companies that have more than 10 workers will be required to notify the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) of any retrenchment within five working days. It is not five workers but within five working days. [Please refer to "Data on Companies with More Than 25 Workers Paying Retrenchment Benefits in Line with Tripartite Guidelines", Official Report, 4 February 2026, Vol 96, Issue 16, Oral Answers to Questions section.]

As long as the company has more than 10 workers, even if one worker gets retrenched, it would need to notify MOM. Thank you, Sir.

Mr Speaker: Order. The Clerk will now proceed to read the Order of the Day and Notice of Motion.