Singapore Tribunal Orders Firm to Pay S$26,350 Over 63-Year-Old's Retirement Dismissal
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 20
Singapore Tribunal Orders Firm to Pay S$26,350 Over 63-Year-Old's Retirement Dismissal
1 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 20
Summary
S$26,350 was awarded to a 63-year-old former area manager after a tribunal found his employer retired him without notice and mishandled his re-employment process; he also received S$320 in legal costs.
The tribunal said reaching statutory retirement age does not automatically end an employment contract, so employers must still give notice or salary in lieu if they terminate employment.
A 10-day process was central to the ruling: the company discussed re-employment only after the worker asked in June 2025, then offered a six-month training executive role at S$4,000 a month, down from S$6,428.
When the employee, who was on medical leave, asked for more time than the one-week deadline, the company refused and terminated him the next day after he rejected the offer.
The ruling said the legal failure was not simply the lower pay or different job, but the lack of timely, meaningful consultation required under Singapore's Retirement and Re-employment Act.