Written Answer to PQ on MRN contravention and repeat offenders

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1018 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON 4 AUGUST 2026
QUESTION NO. 1709 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Patrick Tay

To ask the Acting Minister for Manpower from 2021 to 2025 (a) what is the breakdown of companies that have contravened the Mandatory Retrenchment Notification requirement by (i) company size and (ii) sector; and (b) how many of these companies are repeat offenders within this period of five years.

Answer:

1. From 2021 to 2025, among the companies which were non-compliant with Mandatory Retrenchment Notification requirements, 62% had 10 to 99 employees, 16% had 100 to 199 employees, and 22% had 200 employees or more. 20% were from the wholesale trade sector, 16% from the professional services sector, 15% from the information and communications sector, 13% were from the manufacturing sector, 12% were from the financial sector, and the remaining 24% were from other sectors.

2. Over the same period, around 700 companies had been late in MRN submission more than once and were issued letters of caution.