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Covid-19: Do not force staff to take leave, MOM warns employers
Published Fri, Feb 21, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
EMPLOYERS who force their staff to take leave for the mandatory 14-day stay-home notice or leave of absence (LOA) could have their work-pass privileges suspended, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday.
They may be similarly penalised if they ask workers who did not go to mainland China - and thus do not need to serve the 14-day periods - to take no-pay leave, it added.
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