Court fined the firm and ordered it to pay the hospital's full $17K bill on top
A Singapore car servicing company has been fined and ordered to compensate a public hospital after refusing for years to pay its foreign worker's emergency medical bill.
On 28 April 2026, the State Courts of Singapore handed down judgment in Public Prosecutor v GMS Carwerkz Pte Ltd, convicting the company under section 22(1)(a) of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 for breaching a work pass condition requiring it to bear responsibility for its foreign employee's upkeep and maintenance in Singapore, including medical treatment.
The employee, Mr See Wei Min, needed emergency treatment at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Because the case was assessed to be an emergency, the hospital provided prompt treatment without requiring an employer's Letter of Guarantee. CGH issued an invoice for $17,152.75 on 24 October 2021, which has remained unpaid for approximately 4 years 6 months as of the date of judgment.
District Judge Justin Yeo found that the key aggravating factor on culpability was the company's "deliberate and blatant disregard" for its obligations. Reminders from CGH's collection agency went unanswered, and the company also ignored an advisory from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) emphasising that a failure to pay the invoice may constitute a breach. The judge separately identified the company's complete lack of remorse as the main aggravating offender-specific factor, finding that it...
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