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TADM salary claims for EP / S Pass: filing clocks
Companion to salary disputes — still-employed vs left-employment TADM clocks, claim caps, mediation → ECT referral, and aligning pass cancel / STVP so you do not overstay while chasing arrears.
r/askSingapore’s “I’ll file TADM after I land home” threads miss the left-employment clock. Levy kickbacks and false declared-salary patterns live on salary disputes / TADM. This companion is the filing-clock / EP adjacency layer.
Clocks TADM publishes (verify live)
| Situation | Filing orientation |
|---|---|
| Still employed | Salary-related claim: within 1 year after the dispute arose |
| Left employment | Within 6 months from last date of employment (and claims generally cannot reach further back than 1 year from filing — read the live eServices text) |
| Wrongful dismissal (general) | Often within 1 month of last day — parent guide |
| Wrongful dismissal tied to pregnancy / maternity | Within 2 months from date of confinement — parent guide |
EP / S Pass holders under a contract of service are in the usual TADM population (exclusions include domestic workers, seafarers, public servants — verify live).
Caps and path
| Step | Detail |
|---|---|
| Advisory | “Ask TADM” / appointment — MOM redirects salary/wrongful-dismissal help here |
| Mediation | Online or in person; lawyers/friends generally not in the room under the Employment Claims Act framing |
| Settlement / ECT | Unresolved → claim referral certificate → Employment Claims Tribunals |
| Caps (verify live) | Often up to S$20,000 (or S$30,000 with recognised union / TMF assistance); combined salary + wrongful dismissal caps can be higher on the live page |
Pass fear — do not invent overstay
TADM does not extend your EP. Align:
- Document arrears now
- File while still in Singapore if the left-employment clock is tight
- HR cancel / STVP choreography — between jobs
- New IPA before you burn the old job when you can — career pivots
- IR21 / exit tax if leaving — tax clearance
Decision rule
Diary the still-employed vs left-employment clocks → mediate at TADM → ECT only with a referral certificate. Parent patterns (levy kickbacks, fake declared salary) stay on salary disputes.
Sources & citations
Admin and policy details change. Prefer the official page when making decisions; we cite primary sources for Singapore government and statutory guidance.
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