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SINGAPORE \u2013 Four people were arrested on Sept 2 by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for suspected employment-related offences over \u201cphantom workers\u201d.<\/p>\n
The four, two company directors and two company staff from the construction sector, are being investigated for suspected offences such as making false declarations and collecting employment-related kickbacks, said the MOM in a press release on Sept 4.<\/p>\n
The directors are alleged to have made fraudulent Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions to locals who are not under their employment, or \u201cphantom workers\u201d.<\/p>\n
By doing so, they can inflate the foreign worker quotas of their companies and thereafter bring in more migrant workers, said the MOM.<\/p>\n
The ministry also said that another 21 individuals are assisting in the investigation.<\/p>\n
Making false declarations in work pass applications carries a fine of up to $20,000, a jail term of up to two years, or both.<\/p>\n
Those convicted may also be barred from employing foreign workers.<\/p>\n
People who collude with companies by providing their particulars for fraudulent CPF contributions to inflate foreign worker quotas may also be prosecuted and punished with the same sentence.<\/p>\n
The collection of employment-related kickbacks is an offence punishable with a fine of up to $30,000, an imprisonment term of up to two years, or both.<\/p>\n
The MOM reminds the public not to accept CPF contributions from businesses they are not working for, as they may be guilty of aiding in false declaration offences.<\/p>\n
Anyone who is aware of such activities should report them to the MOM\u2019s eService under \u201cReport an infringement\u201d, added the ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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