1 million in total for failing to promptly update the residential addresses of 960 of them.
The Ministry of Manpower said on Wednesday that these companies had failed to do so despite repeated reminders through calls and e-mails.Employers must keep the ministry informed of the residential addresses of their work pass holders via MOM's Online Foreign Worker Address Service online system under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Regulations.
Employers are encouraged to maintain regular communication with their workers, and to get their workers to keep the companies updated if they move to a different address on their own, added the spokesman. MOM said it will continue to take enforcement action against employers who fail to update their workers' residential addresses in the online system promptly.
Those who do not comply with Employment of Foreign Manpower Regulations conditions may be fined up to $10,000 or jailed for up to 12 months, or both, per charge.
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