Termination

Terminating employment, notice periods, termination payments and rights to references.

Singapore :: Termination of special types of employment contract

◉ Termination of a fixed-term contract  Certain contracts may be automatically terminated upon the completion of a specific task or project …

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Singapore :: Termination of a contract of service without notice

Either party may terminate the contract of service without notice or, if notice has already been given without waiting for the expiry of that notice, by paying the other party a sum that is equivalent to the salary that would have been earned by the employee during the required notice period …

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Singapore :: Termination of a contract of service with notice

Either party to a contract of service may, at any time, give written notice of their decision to terminate the contract to the other party …

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Singapore :: Retrenchment (redundancy)

◉ In Summary Businesses registered in Singapore with at least 10 employees must notify the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) within 5 working days of notifying any employee of their retrenchment …

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Singapore :: Protection against dismissal

◉ Maternity Employers have a legal obligation to pay maternity leave benefits to any pregnant employee they make redundant or dismiss without just cause …

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Singapore :: Dismissal for misconduct

Before an employer may dismiss or discipline an employee on the ground of misconduct, they must first carry out an enquiry …

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Singapore :: Application of the Employment Act to termination

The Employment Act covers the majority of employees who have a contract of service with an employer, except managers or executives who earn a basic monthly salary that exceeds a certain threshold, seafarers and domestics workers …

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