On 4 August 2023, the Ministry of Manpower announced that the Government has accepted the final set of recommendations by the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness (“Committee“) for the Workplace Fairness Legislation (“WFL“).
By way of background, on 13 February 2023, the Committee released its interim report which set out its key recommendations to sustain fair employment standards and enhance workplace fairness. It proposed the enactment of legislation to encapsulate its recommendations. A month-long public consultation was conducted to seek the views of various stakeholders including employers, employees and the Human Resources (HR) on the Committee’s recommendations. We previously issued a Legal Update which outlines the recommendations made in the interim report (available here). Overall, there was broad support for the recommendations. The Committee had taken into account the feedback received and updated its recommendations in its Final Report: Building Fairer & More Harmonious Workplaces.
Enacting legislation on workplace fairness will set out clear parameters on what constitutes discrimination in the workplace.
The Committee’s final recommendations for the WFL are divided into four key areas. It is reported that the implementation of these recommendations will take place in 2024.
For more information, click here to read the full Legal Update.
