thks mummies!!
I have called MOM this morning and the following is an email I had sent to them so they an follow up on my case.
Really so angry that they make use of me like that. News of the company downsizing was out like 3 weeks ago. And they dun tell me about this maternity leave changes until i had helped them to shift to the new office. If want me to work pt y dun early say? so obvious wanna make use of me.
not going to let them off so easily!
This is the email :
I have made some calls to the Ministry Of Manpower regarding my maternity leave. I was advice by Mr Kelvin on the phone to send this email so as to have a black n white documatation about my enquiries.
My situation is this.
I joined my current company somewhere end of June 2009. I was given my confirmation on 26th September 2009. In the appointment letter, I have to work 8.30am - 5.00 pm Mondays to Fridays ,2 nights clinics per week operating from 6.30 pm - 9.00 pm and half a day on a week end. My salary for this arrengement is $. The HR was very aware that I am pregnant and my EDD when they give me the confirmation.
On 3rd of November 2009, I was told by my HR, Ms A, together with my > manager, Mr B, that due to the new opening hours of the clinic, the company will only need my service half a day on Wednesday (9.00 am- 12.00noon) and 1 day on Friday (9.00 am - 5.00 pm). I was also told that my maternity leave will still be paid as i am still eligible but it will be base on part time basis ($8/hr) and only paid as on the days that I am required to work as a part timer.
I was not comfortable with the proposed arrangement so I made a call to the Ministry Of Manpower. My call was answered by a Ms Friza. Upon hearing my situation, she adviced that I should voice out my concern to my HR and to further discuss if there were any other options available.She also advice that if the company terminate me at this point of time, they are atill eligible to pay me my full 16 weeks maternity leave. I was also told that the company will have to issue a new contract if they were to made anY amendments to the appointment letter and that it should be a contract mutually agreed upon.
After hanging up with Ms Friza, I called Ms A and told her that I do not agree to the part time arrangement. I was again told that she had tried to source if there were any other positions they can slot me to but apparently there were none. I asked what my options are and she said that there wasn't any other option. It was a either I stay or I go situation. I asked her if I were to go, do I tender my resignation or will the company give me a termination letter. Ms A answered that I will have to tender my resignation as I was the one who is not agreeable to the propsosed plan. I felt that the situation was really unfair to me. I am sure the company is aware that they cannot terminate me now. The options given seems like forcing me to accept a lower than usual maternity pay or to totally lose the maternity incentive by resigning. I told her that I will get back to
her about this issue.
I then made a call back to MOM and left my number with a
lady. Mr Kelvin called me back a short while later. I told him the whole situation and my conversation with Ms A.
After checking with his supervisor, I was adviced that under the MOM employment guide line, even though I am the party not agreeable to the proposed plan, I am not obligated to tender my resignation. The company should continue my employment as per the existing appoinment letter or the company can terminate my service if they think that they do not need my service due to the change in the operation
timing. Either way, the company is obligated to pay me my 16 weeks maternity leave.
Mr Kelvin had given me this email address so that I can have the advice given in black and white. I will appreciate if you could verify the above advice are correct. Please
also advice if there are still any options that I can look into regarding this situation.
Yours Sincerely