Dispute escalates as director pursues alternative legal route following unsuccessful tribunal application
A Magistrate's Court in Singapore recently dealt with a company director’s attempt to pursue unpaid salary claims after his previous application to the Employment Claims Tribunal had been dismissed.
The case arose from a workplace dispute involving a director who had worked for a food business founded by his former spouse.
After their marriage ended, the director continued to pursue salary payments he believed were owed to him, despite having already lost a similar claim at the Employment Claims Tribunal several months earlier.
The director, who was also the company’s secretary, had started his role at the food company around 2015 without any written employment contract or salary arrangements.
His relationship with the business was complicated by his marriage to the company's founder in December 2014. For several years, he worked without drawing any salary, though he was appointed as a company director in 2017.
The employment arrangement changed significantly in December 2020 when Key Employment Terms were established, providing for a monthly salary of $5,000 plus Central Provident Fund contributions.
However, when the company founder filed for divorce in May 2023, his work situation became contentious, and he stopped working at the company around the same time.
In December 2023, the director filed his first claim with...
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