Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on number of work injury claims

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1202 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON 4 JULY 2022
QUESTION NO. 3038 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan

To ask the Minister for Manpower from October 2021 to June 2022, what is the number of work injury claims under the Work Injury Compensation Act that were (i) filed (ii) assessed and (iii) compensated, where the employee sustained the injury whilst working from home.

Answer:

From October 2021 to June 2022, 12 work injury compensation claims have been filed for injuries sustained by employees while working from home. Nine have been admitted as work injuries and two are being assessed. One claim was rejected as it was assessed not to be work-related.