Koh Poh Koon on safeguards against age discrimination in hiring practices
The Ministry of Manpower and Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) received an annual average of 61 complaints of age discrimination in 2023 and 2024. The top three sectors with the most number of complaints were administrative and support activities, wholesale and retail trade, and accommodation and food service activities. In 2023 and 2024, TAFEP identified an annual average of 90 job advertisements with words or phrases that were potentially discriminatory on the basis of age. It engaged these employers to make the necessary changes. Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon, who gave this update in reply to an MP’s questions in parliament on Friday (Sep 26), said the government plans to table the second Workplace Fairness Bill in parliament by the end of the year. If passed, it intends to implement the Workplace Fairness Act sometime in 2026 or 2027, he added.
The Ministry of Manpower and Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) received an annual average of 61 complaints of age discrimination in 2023 and 2024. The top three sectors with the most number of complaints were administrative and support activities, wholesale and retail trade, and accommodation and food service activities. In 2023 and 2024, TAFEP identified an annual average of 90 job advertisements with words or phrases that were potentially discriminatory on the basis of age. It engaged these employers to make the necessary changes. Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon, who gave this update in reply to an MP’s questions in parliament on Friday (Sep 26), said the government plans to table the second Workplace Fairness Bill in parliament by the end of the year. If passed, it intends to implement the Workplace Fairness Act sometime in 2026 or 2027, he added.
Popular Shows
