[Non-FDW Modules]

1) A workman earns a salary of $4,500 per month. It was stated in his contract that his annual
leave entitlement for the year is 5 days and his probation period is 6 months. How many days of paid
annual leave is he entitled to under the Employment Act after 4.8 months in the company?

a) No leave entitlement as he is still on probation

b) (4 / 12) x 5

c) (1 / 12) x 5

d) (4 / 12) x 7

e) (1 / 12) x 7

2) John joined his company on 1 Jan 2014. He is entitled to 15 days annual leave. If he wishes to
go on a holiday in early September 2014, how many days of annual leave is he allowed to take?
a) 9
b) 10

c) 11

d) 12

e) 15

3) When a work pass is revoked, how many days does the employer have to terminate the
employment?
a) Immediate

b) 3 calendar days

c) 3 working days

d) 7 calendar days

e) 7 working days

4) An EA is doing placement solely for locals. Does he need to register all his EA Personnel with
MOM?
a) Yes as long as the EA personnel are working in his company.

b) Yes as long as any EA personnel is liaising with clients and candidates.

c) Yes as long as any EA personnel needs to liaise with clients only

d) No as long as they do not need to do any submission to MOM.

e) No as long as they do not need to collect any money from the candidates.

5) After 4 months of employment in Singapore, Ali (a foreign workman) quits his job as the job
scopes are very different from what was told to him by the overseas EA. Thereafter, Ali went to the local
EA and complained that he had always received his salary of $1,000 per month, 5 days after his salary
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due date. He heard from his friend that if employment is less than 6 month after work commences, he
may be able to get at least 50% of the placement fees back. Ali requested that the SG EA refund 50% of
what he has paid to them as placement fees. The SG EA refused Ali’s claim as they informed him that
there was no such clause in the contract between Ali and the SG EA. They then chased Ali out of the
office, Ali has no choice but to seek help from MOM. The MOM officer handling the case informed Ali
that his employer had declared his salary as $2,000 per month. Furthermore, MOM also discovered that
the EA which Ali liaised with has had their EA licensed revoked 1 year ago. What offences have been
committed by Ali’s employer?
a) The employer’s intention was always to pay to Ali a lower salary than declared, therefore
he can be charged under EFMA, Section 22(1)(d) – False statement to Controller

b) The employer fails to pay the salary to Ali on time, therefore he can be charged under
EFMA, Section 22(1)(a) – Breach of work pass conditions

c) The employer fails to comply to the declared salary, therefore he can be charged under
EFMA, Section 25(2) – Breach of work pass regulatory conditions

d) Only (a) and (b) is correct

e) Only (a) or (c) is correct

6) With reference to Q5, does the EA (assuming that EA’s license is still valid) need to refund
Ali any placement fees?

a) Yes as Ali left the company within 6 months of the start of employment

b) No as Ali left the company on his own accord

c) Yes as under EA licensing conditions, refund must be done.

d) No as Ali did not inform the EA before he left the company

e) No as there is no refund policy in the contract between Ali and the EA.

7) XYZ Pte Ltd does their EA work wholly through online jobs portal. What must XYZ do under
EAA? [For KAH only]
a) They will need to display their EA licence number and EA name on their portal.

b) They will need to display their EA licence number, EA name and the Registration
number of the relevant EA personnel on the portal.

c) They do not need to display any EA name or EA licence number as they are exempted from
the licence.

d) There is no requirement from MOM to display any EA name and EA licence number for job
portals regardless of whether they are licensed EA or not.

e) There just need to display either their EA name or EA licence number on their job portal.

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 8) If a recruiter works for a Singapore EA and is stationed overseas to source for potential
candidates, does he need to be registered?

a) He need not be registered as he does not work in Singapore.

b) He needs to be registered as he is doing EA works for a Singapore EA.

c) He need not be registered as he is not placing Singaporeans.

d) He needs to be registered only when he is transferred back into Singapore office.

e) He need not be registered as none of the workers he placed is in Singapore

9) Jamal, a Bangladeshi worker, works in a construction site as a construction worker. He is paid

S$60 daily and he is expected to put in 8 hours every day. He works for 26 working days every month.
Furthermore, he will also be paid food allowance of S$5 per day and accommodation
allowance of S$10 per day. What is his overtime salary for 1
hour?
a) 60 / 8 x 1.5
b) 65 / 8 x 1.5

c) 70 / 8 x 1.5

d) 75 / 8 x 1.5

e) [ (12 x 60 x 26) / (52 x 48) ] x 1.5

10) A Director owns 2 employment agencies namely Company 123 and Company 456. Can he
transfer his staff from Company 123 to Company 456 to help out due to shortage of manpower on any
given day?

a) Can transfer as the EA personnel can be registered under both companies

b) Cannot transfer as EA personnel can only be registered to 1 company

c) Can transfer as long as both EAs are licensed EA.

d) Cannot transfer as MOM do not allow transfer.

e) Can transfer as both companies have the same director.

11) Does the employment agency need to issue receipts to workers even if their placement fees are
not passed to the employment agency directly?

a) Yes, because an itemized receipt shall reflect the placement fees, GST and other costs
charged by the EA required under EA rules.
b) Yes, because MOM says receipt is compulsory.

c) Yes, because there is money transaction for accounting purposes.

d) Yes, so that the worker can claim the fee from his employer.

e) Yes, because the receipt is a proof that the worker had paid the agency fees.

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 12) An employer recovered $500 from the worker’s salary to pay for his levy. What offence did
the employer commit?

a) Breach of work pass conditions

b) False declaration by employer

c) Receipt of benefits in consideration for employment

d) Recovery of employment costs from foreign worker

e) Recovery of employment costs from phantom worker

13) A married woman has a Singaporean son that is 14 months old and has used up her 6 days of
childcare leave. If she wants to apply for more leave to take care of her child, what should she do?
a) She can apply for extended childcare leave.

b) She can apply for unpaid infant care leave under Children Development Co-saving Act.

c) She can apply for shared parental leave.

d) She can apply for annual leave under her company.

e) Only (A) and (C) is wrong.

14) On 4 February 2016, a worker fell from a height of more than 2m and is injured. What is his
medical leave entitlement under WICA?

a) Medical expenses up to $30,000 and hospitalisation expenses up to $36,000.

b) Fully paid medical leave and hospitalisation leave, capped at $36,000.

c) Fully paid medical leave or hospitalisation leave and medical expenses capped at
$30,000.

d) 14 days of paid medical leave and 60 days of paid hospitalisation leave and all medical
expenses.

e) 14 days of paid medical leave and 60 days of paid hospitalisation leave, thereafter capped at
2/3 his monthly salary.

15) XYZ recruitment agency facilitates Siti to enter Singapore for employment. She is employed at
$500 per month. XYZ recruitment agency charges her $1600 as agency fees, and explained to Siti that
S$1,000 is for her placement fees and S$600 is for her returned air ticket from Singapore to source
country. Siti also received a receipt from XYZ detailing the placement fees and air ticket. After 2 months
of employment, Siti’s employer decides to terminate her employment and repatriate her. When she was
back in the agency, Siti asks for the refund of $600. However, XYZ recruitment agency replied that there
would be no refund as she would be repatriated and the $600 from the refund would be used to buy her
air ticket to send her back to Indonesia. Did the EA commit any offence?

a) No offence as Siti is still under probation so for any repatriation, she needs to pay for the air
ticket.
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 b) No offence as the EA did give her an itemized receipt.

c) XYZ can be charged for overcharging as they can only collect $1,000 from Siti.

d) XYZ can be charged for failure to give a refund at least $600 when the employee is
terminated within 6 months of her employment.

e) XYZ can be charged as they are supposed to pay for Siti’s air ticket back to Indonesia and so
should not use her refund money to buy the air ticket.

16) On 25 Jan 2020, a foreign worker was paid his PI compensation in the 9th month after his injury.
However, due to some complications on the same work injury, he went for an operation one month after
the PI payout. The hospitalization cost is $45,000. Does the company need to pay for this? If the
company is required to pay, then how much should the company pay based on WICA?

a) Company do not need to pay as PI is already paid out

b) Company only need to pay up to $36,000 per injury

c) Company only need to pay up to $45,000 per operation

d) Company only need to pay up to $36,000 per worker per year

e) Company only need to pay up to $45,000 per accident per worker

17) Jenny is working in an employment agency. As her job is to help her client to source for suitable
candidate, she has placed a job advertisement with the following content -
“Driver required. Interested candidate please call Jenny at 6234 5678”. Discuss the
offence (if any) commit by Jenny.

a) Fail to state EA name and licence number

b) No problem at all

c) EA’s email address and webpage

d) Fail to state EA name, EA licence number and Jenny’s registration number

e) No Job specification

18) Muthu asked his foreigner friend to help out at his pasar malam stall without applying any
workpass for him. What offence did Muthu commit?

a) Muthu committed 5(1) – Illegal Employer offence

b) Muthu committed 5(2) – Illegal Employee offence

c) Muthu committed 5(3) – Illegal Deployment offence

d) Muthu committed 22(1)(a) – Breach of work pass conditions offence

e) Muthu committed 22(1)(d) –False statement to Controller offence

19) Gordon is looking for a clerk and engages Gary’s (EA personnel) service. Gary found Nancy (a
foreign worker from Malaysia) and promised to pay Nancy S$1,600 per month. But Gordon’s company’s
quota for work permit is filled. Gary advises Gordon to apply S-Pass for Nancy and declares her salary
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as S$2,300. Gary also suggests giving Nancy a designation as a Business Manager. Gordon agrees to
the suggestion and informed Gary to proceed with the application.
The application was approved by MOM on 6 June 2013 and Nancy started work with Gordon on
18 June 2013. On Nancy’s first day of work, Gordon asked Nancy to sign a Letter of
Employment, which states her basic salary as S$1,600 and inform Nancy that she is on 6 months’
probation with no leave entitlement during the probation period. Discuss any offences commit?

a) Gordon committed EFMA 25 (2) – Breach of work pass regulatory conditions,

Gary abetted EFMA 25 (2) – Breach of work pass regulatory conditions

b) Gordon committed EFMA 22(1)(d) – False statement to Controller,

Gary abetted EFMA 22(1)(d) – False statement to Controller

c) Gary committed EFMA 25(2) – Breach of work pass regulatory conditions,

Gordon abetted EFMA 25(2) – Breach of work pass regulatory conditions

d) Gary committed EFMA 22(1)(d) – False statement to Controller,

Gordon abetted EFMA 22(1)(d) – False statement to Controller

e) Only (b) and (d) is wrong.

20) A staff has worked a few years for his company and was unfairly dismissed. If he wants to
appeal, he must do it within?
a) 7 days

b) 14 days

c) 30 days

d) 1 month

e) 3 months

21) On 1st January 2020, what is the maximum PI compensation that can be paid under Work Injury
Compensation Act?
a) $30,000
b) $361,250

c) $272,500

d) $250,000

e) $218,000

22) Mr.A is boss of Factory XYZ. Worker B told Mr.A that his friend, worker C, from PRC who is a
work permit holder was dismissed by Factory 123 and is currently staying in a rental condo unit owned
by Mr.A. Mr.A sympathies and allows worker C to stay in the rental unit for more than 1
month while looking for a job. Discuss any possible violation for Mr.A?

a) Nothing, Mr.A is the owner of the rental condo unit and can allow worker C to stay.
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 b) Mr.A should not allow any personnel who are not his staff to stay at his rental condo unit

c) Mr.A should not harbour any immigration offender. Penalty of fine not exceeding
$6,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both
d) Mr.A should refer worker C to his friend who owns a worker dormitory.

23) On 25 March 2020, a foreign worker has fallen from the staircase while he was walking to
the company’s toilet during his working hours. The total medical & hospitalization cost is
$48,000. Does the company need to pay for this? If the company is required to pay, then how
much should the company pay based on WICA?

a) Company do not need as this is not work-related injury.

b) Company only need to pay up to $30,000 per injury

c) Company only need to pay up to $326,000 per injury or operation

d) Company only need to pay up to $36,000 per worker per year

e) Company only need to pay up to $45,000 per accident per worker

24) What is missing in the following advertisement published by an Employment Agency?

“Clerk wanted. Call Jeremy at 61234567”.
a) EA name and licence number
b) EA personnel’s name and registration number
c) EA’s email address and webpage
d) EA logo

25) Bob is an American recruiter of an American recruitment firm. He was asked to come to
Singapore to look for prospective candidates for a position in the U.S. Does he need to register
as an EA? [For KAH only]

a) He is exempted as he works for an American based company.

b) He does not have to because he is an American

c) He has to because he is conducting EA work in Singapore

d) He does not have to but he must write to MOM for exemption to conduct EA work in
Singapore for up to 30 days for a continuous period of 6 months.

e) He does not have to because the candidate he is placing will not be working in Singapore.

26) Who is responsible for the registration of an EA personnel?

a) The founder of the company

b) The co-founder of the company

c) The director of the company

d) The manager who is appointed by the licensee

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 e) Ministry of Manpower

27) Jane has signed a contract to conduct a research assignment for ABC company. During her
assignment, she is allowed to seek help from her friends but does not need to report to
ABC Company. What is Jane’s status?

a) Jane is an employee of the company

b) Jane is employed under a contract for service

c) Jane is employed under a contract of service

d) Jane is employed as a part-timer as she works for less than 35 hours a week e) None of the
above

28) Mary starts work on 3 Jul 2014 (Thursday) on a salary of $1,100. If she were to terminate her
contract on 25 Jul 2014 (Friday), how much does the company need to pay to her? She works 5 days
per week.
a) (1100 / 31) x 17

b) (1100 / 23) x 17

c) (1100 / 31) x 23

d) (1100 / 17) x 23

e) (1100 / 17) x 31

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[FDW Modules]:

29) * A FDW was assigned to care for an elderly in the employer’s house. However,
after 2 months’, the FDW requests for a transfer and her employer brought her
back to the EA. What should the EA do?

a) The EA must refund at least 50% of the fees to the FDW.

b) The EA must refund at least 50% of the fees to the employer.

c) The EA can provide the employer with a replacement FDW.

d) The EA can refund the employer or provide a replacement FDW.

e) The EA can refund the FDW and give the employer a replacement FDW

30) * An agent in Indonesia recommended some FDWs to an EA in Singapore.

Among the group recommended, about 10 FDWs were 21 years old. What
should the EA do?

a) Bring the FDWs into Singapore and forged their details to be at least 23 years

old.

b) Ask the Indonesia agent to forge the details to ensure they are at least 23 years

old.

c) Tell the Indonesia agent that the FDWs can enter only 2 years later.

d) Tell the Indonesia agent to source other nationalities that are 23 years old.

e) No issue as the minimum age for FDWs in Singapore is 18 years old.

31) * A FDW, employed by a family in Singapore, is required to clean their windows,

both internally and externally. What should the Singapore EA do?

a) The FDW would have been taught during SIP on how to clean windows. It
is safe for the FDWs to clean the windows.

b) The Singapore EA should visit the household to verify all windows have window
grilles before allowing the FDW to clean windows.

c) The employer should declare to the Singapore EA and let the Singapore EA
inform the FDW in advance of her duty.

d) EA should facilitate the signing of MOM Safety Agreement (between the

employer and FDW) and declare accordingly as per required on the Agreement

e) The Singapore EA should bring the FDW to the household and teach the FDW
how to clean the windows before deployment.