Coronavirus: MOM investigating companies ferrying workers without complying to safe distancing guidelines
SINGAPORE - Some 30 companies in essential services are being investigated by the Ministry of Manpower for allegedly not complying with safe distancing measures when ferrying their workers in lorries, the MOM said on Tuesday .
Vehicles carrying workers are directed to a holding area and inspected by officers patrolling the roads on motorbikes. An employer who contravenes the Covid-19 Act 2020 faces a fine of up to $10,000 or a jail term of up to six months or both. The penalties are doubled for repeat offenders.
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