‘The whole world is crumbling down’: New dad says he was put on a PIP after paternity leave
He expected sleepless nights after becoming a father. What he didn't expect was returning to work and being told he was being placed on a PIP. This article ( ‘The whole world is crumbling down’: New dad says he was put on a PIP after paternity leave ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .
A new father in Singapore recently took to social media to express his shock and stress after being placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) shortly after returning from paternity leave. On the r/askSingapore forum, the individual shared that his managers called him in shortly after he resumed work and informed him he was being placed on a PIP.
The company allegedly cited attendance issues, which the father had anticipated, and introduced additional responsibilities within the same department. As a young father with a newborn at home and relying solely on his income, the prospect of losing his job due to the PIP weighed heavily on him. He expressed feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about what to do next, weighing the options of weathering the PIP or seeking new employment.
Many other commenters advised him to start looking for a new job while the PIP was in effect, considering that the company might be trying to terminate his employment subtly. Some suggested he should document everything to protect himself in case he needed to file a wrongful dismissal claim, which could be done within a month of his last day of work, according to the Ministry of Manpower.
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