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Better data enables stronger solutions for workplace discrimination

The report on fair employment practices can be more comprehensive and could be better broken down to capture actual trends.

According to the Fair Employment Practices report, 6 per cent of employees experienced workplace discrimination in 2023.

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Sugidha Nithiananthan

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The Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) is expected to be tabled in 2024. In that context, accurate and meaningful data about workplaces is important and relevant to inform policymaking and legislation.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

released on Sept 24 its annual report on fair employment practices (FEP)

, based on a survey conducted in 2023, which aims to track the prevalence of workplace discrimination. The findings appear highly encouraging, as they suggest that discrimination has been decreasing over the years and that having formal procedures is effective in reducing some forms of workplace discrimination.

Better data enables stronger solutions for workplace discrimination

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