Workplace discrimination in Singapore has fallen again in 2023, according to the Ministry of Manpower's Fair Employment Practices report released on Tuesday (Sept 24). In 2023, 6 per cent of employees faced workplace discrimination, down from 8.2 per cent in 2022, and 8.5 per cent in 2021. Among job seekers, 23.
According the Ministry of Manpower, age is considered the primary form of discrimination among resident employees.Workplace discrimination in Singapore has fallen again in 2023, according to the Ministry of Manpower's Fair Employment Practices report released on Tuesday .
However, only 29.3 per cent of employees who experienced workplace discrimination sought help in 2023, down from 35.3 per cent the year before. In 2023, age was the most common form of workplace discrimination, affecting 2.6 per cent of employees. This was followed by race , nationality and mental health .
According to the report, a bigger proportion of employees are working in organisations with formal procedures to manage workplace discrimination. In 2023, 63.2 per cent of employees worked in such organisations, up from 59.8 per cent in 2022 and 54 per cent in 2021.
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