No evidence of cheating or fraud found in Sumo Salad work injury claim: Police and MOM

SINGAPORE – A work injury compensation claim against Sumo Salad will be processed by the designated insurer, while the police will not take further action against the former worker who filed the claim.

In a joint media release on Oct 13, the police and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that investigations into an alleged case of cheating and a fraudulent work injury compensation claim involving a former employee of EatGreen have concluded, with the authorities finding no evidence of wrongdoing by the former worker.

EatGreen operates Sumo Salad.

These investigations followed claims by the business owner, Jane Lee, in social media posts that the former worker faked a fall two days before her contract ended to claim workplace injury compensation from the company.

She died a day after posting the social media posts.

EatGreen was issued a stern warning by MOM after the ministry’s investigations found that not all of its employees were covered under the Work Injury Compensation Act, although the former worker who made the claim was among two employees covered under the policy.