Originally Posted by
carrotjuice
I wonder how SQ managed to get away with it for so long? I've always been informed that employment terms in Singapore is purely a "contractual relationship" between employer and employee. But surely if a term contradicts employment law, it's null and void? Interested in the thoughts of people here with knowledge of Singapore employment law, who can credibly advise.
Originally Posted by
itadakimasu
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...nding-practice
Was quite shocked to read that such a discriminatory policy was there in the first place, and that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore appears to have been complicit with it - any other commercial entity with such a policy would have never gotten away with it as it is in breach of the law. More surprisingly, at least 2 members of the Board of Directors of SIA are women and they appear to have done nothing to have such an archaic practice repealed!
A quick peek at the stockholding structure of Singapore Airlines will tell you why. All of the Asian carriers in general don't have good(for staff) terms and conditions when compared to American and European carriers, for example, AA's first class have been nicknamed staff travel class while non of the Asian airlines have similar nicknames.