Woman who resigned after being put on performance improvement plan loses wrongful dismissal claim
A Singaporean woman lost her wrongful dismissal claim after resigning following a failed performance improvement plan. The tribunal ruled the dismissal was justified as her role expansion was part of a company-wide consolidation.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal standards for performance management and role changes in the Singaporean workplace.
The woman's role was expanded shortly after she passed her probation period to include creative functions, for which she was found to be lacking in a later performance improvement plan.
A view of the State Courts building in Singapore. (File photo: CNA/Ili Nadhirah Mansor)
Lydia Lam 30 Sep 2026 03:42PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: A woman who joined a company as a senior social media executive was placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) after her role was expanded to include "creative" functions.
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