The High Court held that a probation period does not automatically mean that an employment contract ends without notice.

The Singapore High Court has dismissed an appeal by Nanyang Law LLC against an Employment Claims Tribunal decision awarding salary in lieu of notice to its former employee, Ghui Meng Yang.

In a judgment published on 24 August 2026 (Monday), in Nanyang Law LLC v Ghui Meng Yang [2026] SGHC 171, Justice Sushil Nair upheld the Tribunal’s decision that Ghui was entitled to S$2,857.14, together with S$30 in disbursements.

The case concerned whether Ghui’s three-month probation period meant that his employment contract automatically ended when the probation period expired.

Employee was told his employment would end before probation expired

Ghui was employed by Nanyang as a supporting officer. He accepted the firm’s offer on 3 April 2023 and started work on 10 April 2023.

His employment terms required him to serve a three-month probation period, ending on 9 July 2023.

On 7 July 2023, Nanyang issued Ghui a letter stating that it had decided not to continue his employment beyond the probation period. The letter stated that his employment would end on 9 July 2023, with 7 July being his last physical day in the office.

Nanyang also offered him a goodwill payment of seven additional days’ salary, covering him until 18 July 2023.

Subsequently, Ghui filed a claim with the Employment Claims Tribunal for one month’s salary in lieu of notice. He claimed that he was...

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