Govt Anti-discrimination committed to building fair and harmonious workplaces

We refer to the letters and commentary discussing the Workplace Fairness Bill and thank the writers for their views (New legislation leaves LGBTQ+ workers behind again, Jan 15; The Workplace Fairness Act must go further if we are to stamp out discrimination, Jan 16; Including sexual orientation in new workplace law would have wide-ranging implications, Jan 17; and Workplace Act covers only discrimination in 'employment decisions', Jan 20).

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Employment decisions in Singapore must be fair and merit-based.

No form of workplace discrimination should be accepted. This includes discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, or other characteristics such as medical conditions, or discrimination by association.