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Singapore Employment Claims Surge to 13,083 in 2025

7/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Singapore Ministry of Manpower recorded 13,083 employment claims in 2025, the highest total since 2019.
The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management said the claim rate rose to 3.44 per 1,000, up from 3.12 in 2024, and salary claims totalled 10,801.
The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management reported employers paid S$2.7 million in settlements and that 88 % of salary claims and 67 % of dismissals were resolved, with 92 % of claimants fully recovering wages.

History

Historical Context

After a 1996 cross-profession ADR committee chaired by Ho Peng Kee recommended a national mediation framework, Singapore launched the Singapore Mediation Centre in August 1997 and later, in 2000, the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (Ministry of Manpower, NTUC, and SBF) funded S$1.2 million to resolve 1,200 workplace cases. By 2025, TADM handled 13,083 claims at a rate of 3.44 per 1,000.

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Story summary

The Singapore Ministry of Manpower recorded 13,083 employment claims in 2025, the highest total since 2019.
The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management said the claim rate rose to 3.44 per 1,000, up from 3.12 in 2024, and salary claims totalled 10,801.
The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management reported employers paid S$2.7 million in settlements and that 88 % of salary claims and 67 % of dismissals were resolved, with 92 % of claimants fully recovering wages.

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