{
  "id": 4346539,
  "title": "MOM investigating after 5 Korea Artiz Studio S'pore employees filed salary claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/mom-investigating-after-5-korea-artiz-studio-spore-employees-filed",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:07:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/korea-artiz-studio-employee-salary-claims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five employees at Korea Artiz Studio's Singapore outlet have lodged salary claims with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) between August 10 and August 18, prompting an investigation for potential Employment Act violations. The studio, which encountered abrupt closure on August 19, had not made CPF contributions by the deadline in July 2026, leading the Central Provident Fund Board to initiate legal proceedings. The Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) is mediating between the parties, and all affected workers will be supported with their salary and CPF arrears by MOM, CPF Board, and TADM. The closure followed the abrupt shutdown of the studio's Taiwan outlet on August 10, with customers alleging unpaid salaries amounting to over S$271,000 in complaints received by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) between August 14 and August 18.",
  "summary": "The CPF Board has initiated prosecution action against the company due to unpaid CPF contributions, with the case currently before the courts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}