Swiss restaurant La Fondue among 15 firms censured for discriminatory job ads

Swiss restaurant La Fondue on Dempsey Road is one of a third round of local companies that had their knuckles rapped by the Ministry of Manpower for discriminatory job advertisements, bringing the total number of censured firms this year up to 27.
 
According to the ministry, an employee of La Fondue had advertised for a chef's position, writing in the ad's headline "High salary for Filipino chefs only", and noting a requirement for either employment pass, permanent residency or dependent pass holders.
 
"We are currently an all-Filipino team at the service and kitchen department," the employee wrote in an ad posted on local classifieds site Gumtree.
 
In a written apology published on the restaurant's Facebook page, La Fondue CEO Ravinder Pal said the ad was posted "without the management's knowledge and indeed approval", and that its official job ads posted on its website and job portals like JobsDB are "a far cry" from the way the offending ads were written.
 
"This person did not have any authority whatsoever to post an ad, let alone interview and recruit staff. We will certainly be taking stern action and reprimanding the staff member involved," he added. "Once again, we do apologise for this debacle and will ensure that this doesn't happen again."
 
La Fondue, like the other 14 firms identified alongside it, was barred from hiring new foreign workers over the 30-day period its apology was published, as well as an additional six months.
 
The other companies are:
IPM Global Solutions (S) Pte Ltd, which advertised for an accounts and administrative executive aged between 30 and 45 years old.
Link-8 Security Pte Ltd, which said it "Prefer [sic] Chinese Race" for a security officer position.
Wanco Manpower Pte Ltd, an employment agency which advertised specifically for a Filipino manufaturing specialist.
RGF HR Agent (S) Pte Ltd, an employment agency which advertised for a PMO consultant in the financial sector, indicating an age range of 28 to 37, as well as a preference for a Vietnamese applicant for one position.
Chiu Teng Enterprises, which advertised for a male assistant account manager.
Cayman Management Consultants Pte Ltd, an employment agency that sought an administrative executive with the clause "S Pass / DP Welcome".
Renaissance Management Services Pte Ltd, an employment agency that indicated "strictly Singaporean and PR only, Caucasians are welcome" for a business assistance officer position.
Talent2 Singapore Pte Ltd, an employment agency that indicated a preference for "candidates who are PRs or hold a current work permit" for an on-site recruitment consultant.
Linny Service and Supplies, which posted an ad seeking "foreigners holding social visit pass, long term visit pass or not in Singapore currently and married to a Singaporean or Singapore PR" for a cleaner/dishwasher position.
Singapore Human Resource Consultants Pte Ltd, an employment agency that indicated candidates who apply for a sales consultant position "must be Filipino", and for a management trainee position, a candidate who "1. Must be Filipino and 2. Below 30 years old".
Imag Global Resources Pte Ltd, an employment agency that sought "Filipino male candidates, Indian candidate in FNB, Cleaner – Malaysian male" for a guest relation officer position.
New Channel Manpower International, an employment agency that indicated "locals, Myanmar or Filipino" as a requirement for a civil authority designer position.
Ministry of Recruiters Pte Ltd, an employment agency that advertised for an audit executive who is Filipino, a lady and "must be CPA".
Search Network Pte Ltd, an employment agency which sought "Singaporeans/PR/Malaysians/Chinese" as requirements for a customer service representative. It also stated an age range of "30-40 years old" for a senior accounts executive position, and wrote "Malaysians welcome" for a retail associate position.

"Investigations into companies highlighted as having discriminatory practices or advertisements are ongoing," added the MOM in a statement released on Thursday.
 
In late September, 10 other firms were punished in the same manner for similar offences, over and above two more that were penalised in March.