Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Work Injury Claims for Injuries Sustained While Working From Home

NOTICE PAPER NO. 762 OF 2021 FOR THE SITTING ON 3 NOVEMBER 2021
QUESTION NO. 1919 FOR ORAL ANSWER NOT ANSWERED BY END OF QUESTION TIME

MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan
To ask the Minister for Manpower from 2020 to 30 September 2021, what is the number of work injury claims for each year that were (i) filed (ii) paid compensations and (iii) rejected, where the employee sustained the injury whilst working from home.

Answer: 

Since the start of Circuit Breaker in April 2020, 53 work injury claims have been filed for injuries sustained by employees while working from home. Thirty-two have been admitted as work injuries and three are being assessed. The rest of the claims were not awarded compensation, for various reasons such as the injury being sustained while performing non-work activities at home.