{"id":5547,"date":"2020-11-22T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T02:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=5547"},"modified":"2022-02-20T23:33:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T15:33:02","slug":"pay-disputes-salary-matters-what-happens-when-a-working-relationship-turns-sour-business-roundup-22-nov-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/pay-disputes-salary-matters-what-happens-when-a-working-relationship-turns-sour-business-roundup-22-nov-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay Disputes &#038; Salary Matters: What Happens When A Working Relationship Turns Sour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an\nideal working relationship, employers and employees should find themselves on\nthe same side. When the company does well, both groups benefit through greater profits,\nhigher salaries and bonuses, and a good work environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the company goes through a difficult period, both employers and employees suffer as there are financial losses sustained, pay cuts that may be implemented, and retrenchments that may happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nwith any relationship, it\u2019s easy to take each other for granted when there are\nno pressing problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salaries are paid on time and in full. The company can expand and bring\nin quality personnel to help in its growth, ideally reducing the workload and stress\nof individual employees. Companies can afford to be generous in providing\nemployees\u2019 benefit, from allowing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/allow-employees-encash-annual-leave\/\">encash their leave at the end of the calendar year<\/a>, to providing extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/medical-benefits-that-businesses-have-to-legally-provide-for-their-employees-in-singapore\/\">medical benefits beyond what is legally required in\nSingapore<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Read Also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/uniquely-singapore-care-packages-companies-send-employees-clients\/\"><strong><em>8 Uniquely Singapore Care Packages Companies Can Send To Employees And Clients<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alas, the ideal working relationship we all hope for isn\u2019t\nalways the outcome we end up getting. Sometimes, working relationships through\nno particular fault of any party, are strained \u2013 making it difficult for both\nparties to continue working together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to dismiss this as mere incompatibility. However, even those of us who may have worked at a company for long periods of time can find ourselves leaving on bad terms. The reasons may vary from a disagreement over how a company ought to be run, to excessive workload or <a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/more-salary-claims-and-spike-in-dismissal-claims-singapore-2019-2020-employment-standards\/\">pay dispute matters<\/a>. When there are disagreement and no compromise on how matters can be resolved, it\u2019s hard to mend the relationship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, personal circumstances change. Other times,\ncompanies\u2019 circumstances may change, perhaps due to the poor performing\neconomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report released\njointly by the Ministry of\nManpower (MOM), Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) and\nTripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), <a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/more-salary-claims-and-spike-in-dismissal-claims-singapore-2019-2020-employment-standards\/\">Salary-related\ndisputes have been on the rise<\/a>\nsince 2018, with 1.73 salary claims per 1,000 employees in the 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;half\nof 2020 as compared to 1.43 salary claims per 1,000 employees in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salary dispute isn\u2019t just about non-payment of basic wages. It also\nincludes salary-in-lieu of notice \u2013 when an\nemployer is required to 1) either give a notice period to an employee or 2) pay\nthem salary-in-lieu of a notice period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Read Also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/more-salary-claims-and-spike-in-dismissal-claims-singapore-2019-2020-employment-standards\/\"><strong><em>More Salary Claims And Spike In Dismissal Claims In Singapore: 2019\/2020 Employment Standards<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the\nday, a poor working relationship benefits no one. Employers have to spend\nadditional resources addressing issues, especially if there a complaint lodged\nto MOM. At the same time, employees have to deal with the mental stress of not\nbeing able to move on even when the employment has already cease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find a neutral\nground. In a bad breakup, nobody wins. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of a bad breakup.\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[364],"tags":[474,560,561],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pay Disputes &amp; Salary Matters: What Happens When A Working Relationship Turns Sour | DollarsAndSense Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pay disputes can be a major source of tension for both employers and employees. 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