Event Summary
The Employment Contract is an essential legal agreement between the employer and employee relationship – it outlines what is expected of the employee, their employment terms, company policies, ownership of intellectual property, and certain financial agreements. Despite the importance of establishing a contract, certain common mistakes are still made.
Come join our webinar on Avoiding Common Errors in Employment Contract and hear our speakers share on these typical mistakes and tips to avoiding them!
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Common Pitfalls of Employment Contract
Mr Daniel Chew
As employment contract contains clauses binding the expectation of the employer and employee, learn these common errors to avoid when drafting a contract:
- Policy does not adequately cover or are not clear enough in covering all 17 mandatory Key Employment Terms (KETs)
- Missing sections in the Policy. Common ones that are missing are: PDPA, Disciplinary Procedure, Extended Medical Leaves, Retirement considerations, Employee Feedback process, Whistle-blowing protection, special absences, safety & health, etc.
- Policy does not address possible Future scenarios.
- Policy too lengthy for ground staff to read or comprehend.
- Policy does not have an Appendix of Tables which can be altered easily or when necessary, without having to change the Main Policy.
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Statutory Leaves in Employment Contract
Mr Stephen Khow
Stephen will be sharing on the cases that TADM@NTUC handled with regards to employment contract, specifically on the statutory leave that employees are entitled to. Hear from him on the relevant legislation and how TADM@NTUC engage both the employers and NTUC members to resolve their issues, and how to enhance the employment contracts to prevent such disputes.
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Panel Discussion: Common Mistakes to Avoid in Employment Contracts
Engage with the esteemed panellists Mr Daniel Chew, Ms Yeo Wan Ling and Ms Sylvia Choo in a Panel Discussion moderated by Mr AIvin Goh to discuss on Common mistakes to avoid in employment contracts.
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Mr Daniel CS Chew
Associate Consultant
Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI)
Mr Daniel Chew is a strong, analytical thinker & a disciplined learner. He is multi-specialised in HRM, Organisational Psychology, Business, Engineering, Logistics and Education. He has 20 years of experience in lecturing, training & consulting services and prior to that, 22 years of industrial experience. Daniel is a IHRP certified Senior HR Professional and conducts training and lectures in the areas of Human Resources, Logistics, Statistics and Project Management with several Private Educational Institutions in Singapore.
Daniel has four Master Degrees which include a double Masters in Human Resources. As a Corporate Consultant in OD/HRD, Compensation Systems & Logistics, Daniel has garnered more than 2,600 corporate consultancy and training hours to his credit. A significant part of his work includes salary designs, PDPA implementation, Data Analytics and the development of HR processes, including Employee Handbooks. In 2013, he authored, “Land Transport: A Definitive Practitioner’s Guide” published by SPH, Singapore.
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Mr Stephen Khow
Principal Industrial Relations Officer
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
Mr Stephen Khow is the Principal Industrial Relations Officer at National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). He joined NTUC since 2011 and was seconded to two different unions prior to the current portfolio at Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM@NTUC) assisting the employees and employers to manage their employment disputes through advisory and mediate services. He is also an accredited Singapore Mediation Centre Mediator.
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Ms Yeo Wan Ling
Director of U SME and the Women & Family Unit
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representative Constituency
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Ms Sylvia Choo
Director of Workforce (Unions)
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
Co-General Manager
Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management
Ms Sylvia Choo is the Director of Workforce (Unions) at National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). She oversees the operational aspects of all the NTUC-affiliated unions, connecting closely with the ground to ensure feedback is shared timely with the management teams for resource planning and policy formulation. She works closely with the unions to innovate the union model and pushed for extension of representation for the Professionals, Managers and Executives, as well as for leadership renewal. Sylvia is also the Executive Secretary of the Singapore Industrial and Services Employees’ Union (SISEU), which has branches from diverse sectors ranging from light manufacturing, aerospace, logistics to retail and facilities management. She has developed deep insights and understanding on these sectors and its workforce. As the Co-General Manager of the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management, Sylvia oversees the team to assist employees and employers to manage their employment disputes through advisory and mediate services.
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Mr Alvin Goh
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