Employment Agency Act Flashcards
What are the relevant legislations of the ministry of manpower, MOM’s new Employment Agency Regulatory Framework?
Employment Agencies Act
Employment Agency Rules
Employment Agency licence Conditions
(ALL of the Above)
Who appoints the Commissioner for Employment Agencies?
PM
DPM
Director of the Employment Agency Licensing Branch (EALB - MOM)
(None of The Above)
Which of the following statement does not describe the characteristic(s) of an employment agency?
An agency set up by an employer/ licensee for the sole purpose of recruiting persons for employment on his/her behalf
Which of the following describes the security deposit required by an EA?
It is based on previous 12 month’s record which includes placement volume and demerit points.
Commissioner of EA may forfeit the full sum or part of the security deposit upon licence revocation
Security deposit excludes renewal for both WP and S Pass applications
(All of the above)
Key Appointment holders of an employment agency includes all the following except
Shareholders
Which of the following is not true about an EA with a comprehensive licence?
All EA personnel are not required to obtain certification.
Which of the following EA Personnel requires registration?
Branch managers who oversees the day-to-day operations of the EA
An “Employment Agency’s personnel” would exclude the following people
KAHs
Any persons engaged by EA performing EA related work on a temporary basis
Any persons engaged by EA performing EA related work on a contractual basis
(None of the above)
Which of the following is not considered as key appointment holder(s) of an employment agency?
Partners
COO
(Shareholders)
Outlet managers
Which of the following is not true of registration of EA personnel?
All EA personnel must be registered before being allowed to perform EA related work
(Office accountant who is not doing EA-related work needs to be registered)
The Licensee is responsible for the registration of EA personnel
The Commissioner may de-register any EA personnel if he deems fit or necessary
What is the time limit imposed on a licensee for de-registration of a staff who has ceased to perform EA-related work?
3 working days
MOM will share information with EA via
Telephone
(Email)
Fax
all of the above
What are the objectives of MOM introducing the new Employment Agency Licensing Framework?
To tackle unlicensed and errant EAs who undermine MOM’s regulatory framework instructions
To update the provisions, systems and processes, in an attempt to keep the EAs relevant in today’s context
To enhance the EA industry’s professionalism and accountability of all relevant stakeholders
(All of the above)
Which of the following mentioned activity is not EA-related work?
Communicating with clients for employment of workers
Collating of data and information to help an applicant find a job
(Compiling and consolidating sales data for the Licensee and management)
Submitting applications to MOM
Jessica (Licensee of EQ Employment Services) received on 1/07/2011, a letter from EALB - MOM, informing her that her EA Licence was revoked with effect from 16/07/2011. Which of the following statements is true?
(Jessica must cease all her EA operations immediately from the date of revocation)
Jessica may still continue to serve out her existing obligations, meaning that she can still continue to submit applications via WPOL for those customers who have confirmed their reservations for a Foreign Domestic Worker(s)
Jessica may take on any recruitment or placement agreements
None of the above
