10 people charged in separate cases over false declarations involving CPF or salary contributions

MOM reminds all employers and employment agencies that work pass fraud is a serious offence under the EFMA.

Published Oct 17, 2026, 08:17 AM

Updated Oct 17, 2026, 08:17 AM

Ten people were charged in Singapore over false CPF and salary declarations. MOM said the cases involved “phantom workers” and fake work pass applications under the EFMA.

Seven employers and one assistant allegedly used false CPF contributions to get work passes. One director also allegedly blocked an inspector by using backdated and falsified documents.

Two Ayurvedic centre operators were charged for underpaying two Employment Pass holders while declaring much higher salaries. MOM warned of heavy fines, jail, and foreign worker bans.

SINGAPORE - Ten people have been charged in two separate cases over allegedly making false declarations involving Central Provident Fund (CPF) and salary contributions. In a statement issued on Oct 16, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said the seven employers and an administrative assistant, aged between 31 and 61, were charged on Oct 8 for allegedly falsely declared that CPF contributions made by their companies were for local employees who did not actually work for them, or “phantom workers”.

The alleged false declarations were made to obtain work passes illegally, which are offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA).

The eight people charged are:

Hou Ruisheng, 43, Singaporean director of Harvest Ecotech

Cao Yongliu, 52, Chinese director of Blue Sky Builder

Wei Yan, 48, Chinese director of Anchang

Wang Jianheng, 61, Singaporean director of Advanced Coretrades

Lin Jian, 37, Singaporean sole proprietor of Wang Da Construction

Zhao Ying, 45, Chinese director of Urban Builders

Chen Pengfeng, 37, Singaporean director of He Jian Construction

Teo Peck Ling Yvonne, 31, Singaporean administrative assistant of He Jian

Each of them was charged under EFMA with making false declarations in work pass applications.

Hou was also charged with allegedly obstructing an employment inspector by directing a person to sign backdated and falsified employment documents, thereby providing false information about the individual’s employment status.

Administrative financial penalties will also be imposed on three phantom workers for fraudulently receiving CPF contributions despite not working for these companies. In doing so, they abetted these companies in inflating their foreign worker quota.

In a separate case, two people were charged by MOM over false salary declarations under the EFMA.

The two people, who operated an Ayurvedic centre, were found guilty of paying two Employment Pass holders between $800 and $2,300 per month, significantly lower than their declared monthly salaries of $5,100 and $7,350 respectively. They will be sentenced at a later date.

A person convicted of making false declarations in work pass applications can be fined up to $20,000, jailed up to two years, or both.

Similarly, a person found guilty of obstructing investigations can be fined up to $20,000, jailed up to two years, or both.

People who provide their personal particulars to facilitate fraudulent CPF contributions by companies for the purpose of inflating their foreign worker quotas may also be prosecuted and face the same penalties.

Such entities or people convicted of such offences may be barred by MOM from employing foreign workers.

“Unlawful practices include making fraudulent CPF contributions to phantom workers to inflate foreign worker quotas and submitting false declarations of salaries or employment information in work pass applications,” MOM said in the press statement

The ministry added that it has stepped up investigations into suspected cases and will take firm enforcement actions against errant parties.

MOM also urged members of the public not to accept CPF contributions from employers they are not working for. It s aid doing so may constitute abetment of false declaration offences or abetment of the prescribed infringement of inflating a foreign worker quota.

Anyone who knows of such activities, or is aware of people or employers who may have contravened the EFMA, can report the matter via the “Report an Infringement” eService. MOM said all information provided will be kept strictly confidential.

Ministry of Manpower

人力部提醒所有雇主和职业介绍机构，根据《就业和劳动力市场法》，工作准证欺诈属于严重罪行。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 17 日上午 8:17

更新于2026年10月17日上午8:17

新加坡有十人因虚报公积金和薪资而被起诉。人力部表示，这些案件涉及“幽灵工人”和根据《雇员就业和市场法》（EFMA）提交的虚假工作准证申请。

据称，七名雇主和一名助理使用虚假的公积金缴款信息获取工作准证。一名董事还涉嫌使用伪造的日期倒签文件阻挠检查员的检查。

两家阿育吠陀中心经营者被控少付两名就业准证持有者的工资，同时却虚报高薪。人力部警告称，他们将面临巨额罚款、监禁以及禁止外籍劳工入境的处罚。

新加坡——十人在两起独立案件中被控涉嫌在中央公积金（CPF）和薪金缴款方面作虚假申报。人力部（MOM）在10月16日发表的声明中表示，这七名雇主和一名行政助理，年龄介于31岁至61岁之间，于10月8日被控涉嫌虚假申报其公司缴纳的公积金是为实际上并未为其工作的本地员工（即“幽灵员工”）缴纳的。

据称，这些虚假声明是为了非法获取工作准证而作出的，这违反了《雇佣外国人力法》（EFMA）。

被指控的八人分别是：

侯瑞生，43岁，新加坡人，Harvest Ecotech公司董事

曹永柳，52岁，蓝天建设者中国区总监

魏岩，48岁，安昌影业中国区长

王建恒，61岁，新加坡籍，Advanced Coretrades公司董事

林健，37岁，新加坡籍，王大建筑公司独资经营者。

赵颖，45岁，城市建设者公司中国区总监

陈鹏峰，37岁，新加坡人和建建筑董事

张佩玲（音译），31岁，新加坡籍，何建的行政助理

他们每人都被控违反《就业和劳动力市场法》，在工作准证申请中作虚假陈述。

侯某还被指控指示他人签署日期倒签且伪造的雇佣文件，从而妨碍劳动监察员的工作，并提供有关该人就业状况的虚假信息。

此外，三名“幽灵工人”因未在相关公司工作却骗取公积金，将被处以行政罚款。他们的行为助长了这些公司虚增外籍劳工配额。

在另一起案件中，人力部对两人因违反《员工薪酬管理法》虚报薪资而被起诉。

这两名经营阿育吠陀中心的人员被判有罪，他们向两名就业准证持有者支付的月薪分别为800至2300新元，远低于他们申报的月薪5100新元和7350新元。他们将在稍后日期被判刑。

在工作准证申请中作虚假陈述的人，最高可被处以 20,000 美元罚款、两年监禁，或两者并罚。

同样，妨碍调查罪名成立者可被处以最高 20,000 美元的罚款、最高两年的监禁，或两者并罚。

为帮助公司虚报公积金缴款以增加外籍劳工配额而提供个人信息的个人，也可能被起诉并面临同样的处罚。

犯有此类罪行的实体或个人可能会被人力部禁止雇用外籍劳工。

人力部在新闻稿中表示：“非法行为包括向虚假工人缴纳虚假公积金以虚增外籍劳工配额，以及在工作准证申请中提交虚假的薪资或就业信息。”

该部还表示，已加强对可疑案件的调查，并将对违法者采取坚决的执法行动。

人力部还敦促公众不要接受非雇员雇主的公积金供款。人力部表示，这样做可能构成教唆虚假申报罪或教唆虚增外籍劳工配额罪。

任何知悉此类活动或知悉可能违反《雇员财务管理法》（EFMA）的个人或雇主，均可通过“举报违规行为”电子服务进行举报。人力部表示，所有提供的信息都将严格保密。

人力部