Singapore Employment Claims Climb to 13,083 in 2025 as Salary, Dismissal Rates Hit 6-Year High
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Updated · The Straits Times · Jul 24
Singapore Employment Claims Climb to 13,083 in 2025 as Salary, Dismissal Rates Hit 6-Year High
2 articles · Updated · The Straits Times · Jul 24
Summary
13,083 employment claims and appeals were lodged in Singapore in 2025, or 3.44 per 1,000 employees, with salary and wrongful dismissal claim rates reaching their highest levels since 2019.
10,801 salary claims drove most of the increase, rising to 2.84 per 1,000 employees from 2.63, largely because foreign workers' claim incidence climbed to 5.16 amid retrenchments, dismissals and business closures.
2,168 wrongful dismissal claims were filed, up from 1,720 in 2024, lifting the rate to 0.57 per 1,000 employees; locals recorded a higher incidence than foreign workers at 0.64 versus 0.44.
88% of salary claims and 67% of wrongful dismissal claims were resolved at TADM, while salary recovery slipped to 92% from 94% even as the total recovered rose to S$22 million; employers paid S$2.71 million in dismissal cases.
MOM and TADM said the rise reflects heavier job turnover from restructuring and business reorganisation rather than a broad deterioration in employment standards.