50 Questions
Q.1 All EA personnel have to be registered before being allowed to perform EA related work. The penalty for failure to register is fine not exceeding _______ or/and imprisonment for a term not exceeding _________.
$5000, 6 months
Q.2 EA Licensee has to issue Registration Card to EA personnel and the card is to be subject to specifications. Penalty for repeated offence is fine not exceeding ______ or/and imprisonment for a term not exceeding _________.
$2000, 6 months
Q.3 For any suspension/revocation of EA licence, the EA licensee can appeal in writing within _____ days for decisions made by Commissioner.
14
Q.4 SL EAs are required to furnish a security deposit of:
$20,000
Q.5 All EA personnel prohibited from offering or giving benefits for employing/ continuing to employ a person or provide financial guarantee in relation to the employment of a person. Penalty for such offence is a fine not exceeding ______ or/and imprisonment for a term not exceeding _______.
$5000, 6 months
Q.6 Powers of an Employment Agency Inspector include ________.
All of the above.
Q.7 The penalty for furnish any false statement or information to Commissioner is fine not exceeding _________ or/and imprisonment for a term not exceeding _________.
$15000, 12 months
Q.8 It is an offence to directly or indirectly engages or uses the services of an unlicensed agent. The penalty for such offence is a fine not exceeding ________ for each employee engaged through the unlicensed EA.
$5000
Q.9 Which of the following can cause the disqualification of an Other Employment Agency Personnel?
Convicted of an offence involving human trafficking
Q.10 It is an offence to instigating or inducing a person not to employ a job seeker who did not use the services of the EA. The penalty for repeat conviction is fine not exceeding _________ or/and imprisonment for a term not exceeding __________.
$5000, 6 months
Q.11 The penalty for obstructing an employment agency inspector is fine not exceeding __________ or/and imprisonment for a term not exceeding __________.
$5000, 6 months
Q.12 The maximum agency fee that EA can charge a foreign worker is _________.
two month's worth of salary
Q.13 The maximum penalty for overcharging of fees is _________.
(a) Fine not exceeding $5,000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months.
Q.14 Providing false information relevant to the employment of any applicant for employment may result in the maximum penalty of _________.
Fine not exceeding $15,000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 12 months.
Q.15 EAs to refund at least ______ of the agency fees collected from the worker if employment is prematurely terminated by employer within the 1st 6 months.
50%
Q.16 EA licensee must apply to de-register any EA personnel within ______ working days after the EA personnel has ceased employment with the EA.
3
Q.17 EA licensee who failed to de-register EA personnel when the personnel ceased to perform EA related work is subjected to maximum penalty of _____________.
fine $5000 and/or 6 months imprisonment
Q.18 The maximum number of demerit points an EA can afford to obtain is ______, before being placed under surveillance for _______.
12, 12 months (with effect 1st July 2011).
Q.19 The demerit points will be valid for ____ months. Should an offence be committed and a new set of demerit points is served, before the expiry of the on-going demerit points, the demerit points will be accumulated and the expiry will be according to the last set of demerit points served.
12 months (with effect 1st July 2011).
Q.20 The EA licensee who failed to issue Registration Card to EA personnel could face ________ for the first offence.
fine not exceeding $1000.
Q.21 It is an offence to forge or alter the Registration Card. The penalty is _________.
fine not exceeding $15000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 12 months.
Q.22 Which of the following is the key objectives of the new EA regulatory framework?
Increase professionalism and accountability of all relevant stakeholders
Q.23 If you are a foreigner applying for an employment agency licence for a business/company/limited liability partnership (LLP)/Limited Partnership (LP), you are required to obtain:
Employment Pass
Q.24 Which of the followings are correct types of Work Passes?
option (1) and (2)
Q.25 A work pass for foreign entrepreneurs who would like to start a business in Singapore:
EntrePass
Q.26 I am a foreigner work as an executive with fixed monthly salary of $3,500. Which of the following Work Pass type I should hold?
Q1
Q.27 Mr. X was arrested when he was trying to sell a work pass to an overstayer. What is the penalty for Mr. X?
fine not exceeding $15000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 12 months
Q.28 I am recruiting a top level management person equivalent to CEO, MD or VP of an organisation, offerring a fixed monthly renumeration of S$18,000 or above, what kind of Employement Pass I should apply for this role?
P1 Employment Pass
Q.29 Foreigners who wish to work in Singapore can apply for the Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) if they are overseas foreign professionals whose last drawn fixed monthly salary overseas was at least:
S$18,000
Q.30 P1 pass holders who earn a fixed monthly salary of atleast _____________ are eligible to apply for PEP.
S$12,000
Q.31 PEP holders do not need to re-apply for a new pass when changing jobs. They can inform MOM using the:
PEP Notification Form
Q.32 As an Employer I wish to offer a fixed monthly salary of S$4500, which pass I should apply for my foreign work?
P2 Employment Pass
Q.33 What is the first criteria MOM look at in order to determine the amount has to be paid for a foreign worker's levy?
Worker's qualification
Q.34 Penalty for any person who gives, sells, forges or unlawfully alters a work pass is a fine not exceeding $_________ or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ______ months or to both.
$15,000, 12
Q.35 Breach of work pass conditions such as failure to pay salaries of foreign worker may result in the maximum penalty of ______________.
fine not exceeding $5000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months
Q.36 According to ______ of Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, no foreign employee shall be in employment of an employer without a valid work pass. Example, a FDW working for another person instead of her official employer.
S 5(2)
Q.37 As an Employer I wish to offer a fixed monthly salary of S$3300, which pass I should apply for my foreign work?
Q1 Employment Pass
Q.38 According to ______ of Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, no self-employed foreigner shall engage in any trade, vocation, profession or other activity for the purpose of gain in Singapore unless he has obtained a valid work pass which allows him to work in Singapore. For example, a Social Visit Pass holder setting up and running a business.
S 10(1)
Q.39 Which of the following is correct about the Competition Act?
The Act prohibits price fixing agreement.
Q.40 An employee who considers the dismissal to be unfair may appeal in writing to MOM to be reinstated to his former employment with ______ of his dismissal.
1 month
Q.41 Which of the following is the right formula to use for calculation of salary for an incomplete month's work?
(monthly gross rate of pay / no. of working days in that month includes PH) x (no. of days the employee actually worked in that month includes PH)
Q.42 Who are not covered under the Employment Act?
All of the above
Q.43 What is the penalty for foreigner who overstays in Singapore exceeding 90 days?
Imprisonment up to 6 months and at least 3 strokes of cane.
Q.44 What is the penalty for a person who employs illegal immigrants or overstayers?
All of the above.
Q.45 If an injured employee (or deceased's dependant) has filed a claim under WICA but subsequently wishes to file a civil suit instead, he has to withdraw his WICA claim in case of no objection:
within 14 days from the date of the Notice of Assessment;
Q.46 For permanent incapacity or fatal accident cases, the employee (or dependant) has up to ______ to file claim.
1 year
Q.47 Which of the following statement is TRUE with respect to Work Injury Compensation Act?
Compensation is based on fixed formula and capped.
Q.48 When one party to a contract makes a false statement of fact to the other contracting party which induces the latter to enter into the contract is best known as:
mis-representation
Q.49 At common law, certain strands of public policy prohibit the formation of certain types of contract, such contracts are completely void. Which of the following contracts best describes such scenario:
all of the above
Q.50 Under common law, ____________ are regarded as fiduciaries and therefore owe fiduciary duties to their companies.
directors
Test your knowledge of Singapore's Employment Agency regulations with this quiz. Questions cover topics such as registration requirements, penalties, appeals process, and powers of Employment Agency Inspectors.
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