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35-730: The Singapore Standard , more commonly known as Singapore Tiger Standard or Tiger Standard , was a Singaporean newspaper published in English. The newspaper was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw , famous for his Tiger Balm and Star Newspapers. Singapore Standard was the sister newspaper of the English-language Hongkong Tiger Standard , as well as Sin Chew Jit Po of Singapore and Malaysia , published in Chinese. In 1959, shortly after

70-403: A certain period in average amount. This average amount will be calculated dividing the lump sum by the service years with the current employer, and will be taxed as monthly salaries. For the number of service years with the current employer, the actual number of years should be considered. If the number of years is more than 12, only 12 will be considered. In Hong Kong, an employee employed under

105-579: A confidential basis funded from government (The Access to Justice Fund ) for all areas of law in major cities, such as, Ottawa Legal Information Centre. In the United Kingdom Labour Law provides for Redundancy Pay . The maximum amount of statutory redundancy pay is £17,130. In Italy, severance pay (TFR) is provided in all cases of termination of the employment relationship, for whatever reason: individual and collective dismissal, resignation, etc. The law recognizes subordinate workers

140-533: A former member of parliament of Singapore , the newspaper reflected the Chinese entrepreneurial interests. The newspaper was founded shortly before the January 1951 closure of Malaya Tribune , an English-language newspaper. Shortly after its foundation, Aw Boon Haw's son Aw Hoe ( Chinese : 胡好 ), who helped to found The Standard newspapers as well as Sing Tao Daily , died during a plane crash in January 1951. Other sons and relatives of Aw Boon Haw then filled

175-399: A lawyer deliver a Statement of Claim. Responding to the opposing side's documents and conducting examinations for discovery will likely involve another $ 3,500–$ 5,000. The preparation and presentation of your case at trial is likely to add another $ 5,000—$ 15,000 to your legal costs. These legal expense is income tax deductible. There are free Legal information and referral services offered on

210-399: A pattern of improper or disorderly conduct ; the employee worked inefficiently, belatedly, negligently, poorly; the employee repeatedly violated the employer's reasonable and written rules; the employer had a full, temporary, or partial closing of operations; the employer had technological or reorganization changes, changes in the nature of the product made, and changes in services rendered; or

245-635: A politician of People's Action Party (PAP), attacked Singapore Standard as ‘less intelligent’ and ‘anti- Merdeka ’ [anti-independence] in April 1959. The PAP again attacked The Straits Times in April and mentioned Singapore Standard . Despite the State of Singapore Act being passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1958, the de facto self-governance of Singapore was achieved after

280-468: A severance payment equal to three months of salary, plus an additional two weeks of salary for each year of employment. An employee with more than fifteen years of service must receive a severance payment equal to six months of salary, plus an additional three weeks of salary for each year of employment. The amount of severance pay an employee is owed when dismissed without misconduct varies between common law (judge-made law) and employment law. In Ontario,

315-533: A work contract becomes due after five years' service with a single employer, provided the employee is not entitled to an old-age pension and the termination is due to redundancy, unfair dismissal, or covered in a collective labor agreement. The statutory amount of pay depends on years of service and the notice provided of the pending termination, but all severance pay is generally exempt from income tax. The severance payment in Mainland China shall be based on

350-409: Is a basic distinction as to dismissals. There are two basic types of dismissals, or terminations: dismissal with cause ( just cause ) and termination without cause. An example of cause would be an employee's behavior which constitutes a fundamental breach of the terms of the employment contract. Where cause exists, the employer can dismiss the employee without providing any notice. If no cause exists yet

385-469: Is a matter of agreement between employers and employees. Severance agreements, among other things, could prevent an employee from working for a competitor and waive any right to pursue a legal claim against the former employer. Also, an employee may be giving up the right to seek unemployment compensation . An employment attorney may be contacted to assist in the evaluation and review of a severance agreement. The payments in some cases will continue only until

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420-494: Is a severance pay calculator based on common law "Bardal Factors" that predicts the amount of severance pay owed as determined by the court. The goal is to provide enough notice or pay in lieu for the employee to find comparable employment. Unlike statutory minimum notice, the courts will award much more than 8 weeks if warranted by the circumstances, with over 24 months' worth of pay in damages possible. Other factors considered may include: The biggest factor in determining severance

455-442: Is no more than three times the average wage amount of employees in the local area in the previous year shall be exempt from individual income tax. The fraction of the compensation that exceeds 3 times the local annual average salary shall be taxed as individual income tax as follows: For those employees receiving a lump sum compensation, the lump sum can be considered as receiving monthly salaries in one time, and shall be allocated to

490-580: Is not subject to FICA taxes, but it was overturned by the Supreme Court in March 2014. Employers are required to pay severance pay after an employee working in Puerto Rico is terminated. Employees are not permitted to waive this payment. Severance pay is not required if the employee was terminated with "just cause". Just cause is satisfied in any of the following situations: the employee had

525-497: Is re-employability. If someone is in a field or market where they will have great difficulty finding work, the court will provide more severance. The reason being that the primary purpose of severance is to provide the wrongfully dismissed employee the opportunity to secure other employment within the period provided. (See also Canada section in wrongful dismissal for related litigation cases in Canada.) In Canadian common law, there

560-722: The Colony of Singapore gained self-governance, publisher Sin Poh Amalgamated ended publication of Singapore Standard . It was reported that Aw Cheng Taik, a relative of Aw Boon Haw (who had died in 1954) and former managing director of Singapore Standard , founded another "Tiger Newspaper" ( Chinese : 中文虎報 ; lit. 'Chinese Tiger Newspaper', also known as Chinese : 吉隆坡虎報 ; lit. 'Kuala Lumpur Tiger Newspaper') in August 1959 in Kuala Lumpur in

595-606: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), employees over the age of forty (40) are entitled to 21 days to review and sign their severance offer. If an employer requires an employee over 40 to review and sign a severance offer in less than the compliant 21 days, they must allow employees more time to review. In February 2010, a ruling in the Western District of Michigan held that severance pay

630-561: The ESA about termination and severance of employment are minimum requirements. Some employees may have rights under the common law that are greater than the rights to notice of termination (or termination pay) and severance pay under the ESA. An employee may want to sue their former employer in court for wrongful dismissal ". Common law provides above-minimal entitlements, using a well-recognized set of factors from Bardal v Globe and Mail Ltd. (the "Bardal Factors"). Bardal Factors include: There

665-542: The Federation of Malaya, which published in Chinese language. "Kuala Lumpur Tiger" ceased publication in 1961 due to financial difficulties. Singapore Standard , the Federation of Malaya edition was also published by the same press for nearby Federation of Malaya . Singapore Standard was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw in 1950. Despite being born in Burma, he was ethnic Hakka Chinese . According to Joe Conceicao,

700-666: The May 1959 election, when the PAP became the ruling party, a position it holds to this day. On 31 July 1959, shortly after the PAP gained power, the Aw family decided to close down the newspaper, without announcing a reason for doing so. The Singapore Union of Journalists expressed ‘deep concern’ on the closure, saying nearly all the staff did not know of the closure until the day of the Singapore Standard press release on 31 July. The staff of

735-596: The Tiger trademark of Aw Boon Haw's Eng Aun Tong in between the two words, making the common name of the newspaper Singapore Tiger Standard . In some versions, the Chinese name 星洲虎報 , literally "Singapore Tiger News", was also shown. The sister newspaper in Hong Kong was called 英文虎報 as its Chinese proper name, literally "English Tiger News", despite its official name in English being just The Standard . Aw Boon Haw Too Many Requests If you report this error to

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770-578: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 974137723 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:48:00 GMT Severance package Packages are most typically offered for employees who are laid off or retire . Severance pay was instituted to help protect the newly unemployed. Sometimes, they may be offered for those who either resign, regardless of

805-534: The amount of severance pay under the employment law is given in Ontario by Employment Standards Act (ESA), which is also explained in 'Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act's Severance Pay Section'. The amount of severance pay under the employment law in Ontario may be calculated using the tool from Ontario Government. It is stated in ESA's Guide Wrongful dismissal section: "The rules under

840-591: The circumstances, or are fired . Policies for severance packages are often found in a company's employee handbook . Severance contracts often stipulate that employees will not sue the employer for wrongful dismissal or attempt to collect on unemployment benefits , and that if they do so, they must return the severance money. In the United States, there is no requirement in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for severance pay. Instead it

875-505: The employee or if the employee reached the retirement age. The amount of compensation is normally equal to one third of one month's taxable compensation per year of employment, which includes a prorated amount equal to all the bonuses paid out in the preceding three years. This sum cannot exceed the greater of €94000 or one year's gross salary. This payment is subject to normal income taxes. Severance pay in Luxembourg upon termination of

910-463: The employer dismisses without providing lawful notice, then the dismissal is a wrongful dismissal . There is a time limit of two years from the date of termination for suing the employer in Ontario. This litigation follows civil procedure in Ontario . Before starting a court case, there are other options, such as, negotiation, mediation , and arbitration. Typically in a civil lawsuit, in 2019, it can cost $ 1,500–$ 5,000 to initiate an action and have

945-408: The employer is located, the rate for the severance payment to be paid shall be 3 times local average monthly salary and shall be for no more than 12 years. Where any employee obtains lump-sum compensation income (including economic compensation, living allowances and other subsidies granted by an employer) from the employer's termination of labor relationship with him/her, the part of the income which

980-425: The employer reduced the number of employees because of an actual or expected decrease in production, sales , or profits . An employee with less than five years of employment with the employer must receive a severance payment equal to two months of salary , plus an additional one week of salary for each year of employment . An employee with more than five years but less than fifteen years of employment must receive

1015-447: The filing of a lawsuit against the company for wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, etc. Severance packages are often negotiable, and employees can hire a lawyer to review the package (typically for a fee), and potentially negotiate. However, employees are never entitled to any severance package upon termination or lay-offs. Severance packages vary by country depending on government regulation . For instance, under

1050-424: The former employee has found another job. Severance agreements cannot contain clauses that prevent employees from speaking to an attorney to get advice about whether they should accept the offer, or speak to an attorney after they sign. The offer also cannot require that the employee commit a crime, such as failing to appear subject to court subpoena for proceedings related to the company. It can, however, prevent

1085-408: The newspaper submitted claims for an increased severance package , but the management board claimed that due to financial difficulties they were unable to increase their offer. The Singapore Trades Union Congress (now NTUC ) did not believe the company faced financial difficulties, and requested liquidation to pay staff. The masthead of the newspaper featured the name Singapore Standard , as well as

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1120-437: The number of years the employee has worked for the employer at the rate of one month salary for each full year worked. Any period of no less than six months but less than one year shall be counted as one year. The severance payment payable to an employee for any period of less than six months shall be one half of his/her monthly salary. If the monthly salary of an employee is higher than 3 times local average monthly salary where

1155-455: The positions (such as managing director, Chinese : 社長 ) to manage Singapore Standard . Aw Boon Haw died in 1954, after which Hong Kong Tiger Standard fell under the control of his daughter Sally Aw and his grandson Aw Toke Tone ( Chinese : 胡督東 , son of Aw Hoe). Sally Aw had a bitter relationship with her Singapore-based family members regarding the heritage of Aw Boon Haw in Hong Kong. The last managing director of Singapore Standard

1190-415: The right to receive severance pay, pursuant to article 2120 of the civil code. Dutch law provides that a "transition allowance" ( transitievergoeding ) is due to the employee within one month of the end of employment if the employment was terminated by the employer and not the employee, including if the employer chose to not renew a temporary work contract, save if the termination was due to a grave fault by

1225-483: Was Aw Cheng Taik ( Chinese : 胡清德 ), nephew of Aw Boon Haw and son of the late Aw Boon Par . Regardless of these issues, Singapore Standard became one of the most widely circulated English newspapers in the colony of Singapore , for which Singapore Standard was credited as "№2", by its competitor The Straits Times in April 1959. In the eve of the 1959 Singaporean general election , former Singapore Standard and The Straits Times editor S. Rajaratnam , then

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