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Personal Liability for False Declarations in Work Pass Applications - Recent Spate of Prosecutions

23 Aug 2016

In a period of one month between 20 June and 21 July this year, 19 employers have been convicted for false declaration of salary offences.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has also issued a series of media releases on convictions of directors, under which the directors have incurred personal liability for false salary declarations in relation to work pass applications.

In this legal update, we discuss the practical implications of the recent spate of prosecutions for employers.

To read the update, please click here.

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