Former Sumo Salad employee cleared of cheating, work injury fraud allegations
The case arose following the death of Sumo Salad's owner, who had published Facebook posts about the former employee who she claimed had filed a false work injury claim to get compensation.
An investigation by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) found no evidence of fraud or cheating in a work injury claim filed by a former employee of Sumo Salad, a restaurant chain operated by EatGreen Pte. Ltd. Sumo Salad's late owner, Jane Lee, had previously alleged in a Facebook post that the former employee had staged a fall to file a false claim shortly before her employment contract ended.
Lee, who passed away shortly after posting the message, was found dead in July 2025, with a coroner's inquiry finding she had attempted suicide on July 18. The investigation revealed that the designated insurer covered the medical costs and wages for the work injury claim, but the insurance policy did not provide coverage for the remaining employees required under the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA). MOM warned the company for this lapse in insurance coverage.
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