Resorts World Sentosa ‘discriminatory’ layoffs prompt government probe

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has launched an investigation over the recent casino job cuts at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).

In June, RWS handed out walking papers to nearly 400 of its 12,000-strong staff as China’s corruption crackdown started taking a bit out of the integrated resort’s gaming revenue.

MOM officials, however, announced they are investigating complaints from the laid off RWS employees, who alleged “discriminatory practices, unfair dismissals as well as inadequate compensation” by the casino, Today Online reported.

To be fair, the ministry said it already tossed out “some appeals” on “various grounds,” but the remaining cases that MOM is examining claimed that the former casino workers were paid below the Singapore Employment Act’s required SGD4,500 (USD3,333) per month.