A new wave of fresh graduates entering the workforce this hiring season should be pleased that Singapore may soon be implementing laws to counter workplace discrimination.
The interim report on Workplace Fairness Legislation , released in February 2023, puts forward recommendations that are a much-needed bolster to existing measures for fair and merit-based employment covered by the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices .
Compared to the 5 per cent of Chinese who reported that they had lost out on a job due to their race at least once in Singapore, there were 21 per cent of Malays and 17 per cent of Indians who claimed to have had such an experience. The same CNA-IPS survey also showed how there were existing prejudices which placed impediments on minorities — for instance, nearly all respondents agreed that a Singaporean Chinese would be suitable to manage a business for them, though only about half felt the same way for a Malay or Indian for this role.
TAFEP provides employers with resources and guidelines for complying with employment laws whilst encouraging the adoption of Tripartite Standards. But a framework itself does not have the same signature as legislation, with penalties which could include hefty fines. A core strength of Singapore’s labour landscape is the industrial harmony between employers and employees that we have enjoyed and maintained for decades.
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