SMRT has sacked eight staff found to have falsified maintenance records pertaining to an anti-flooding system, while meting out other punishments.

A total of 13 employees have been held responsible:

8 sacked: 1 senior executive, 2 managers, 5 technical staff

2 quit but face possible legal action: 1 vice-president, 1 senior manager

1 demoted: 1 vice-president

2 unknown disciplinary action: 2 senior management executives

Resigned prior to inquiry ending

The two men who quit had done so soon after the flooding of train tunnels that left it unworkable on Oct. 7 and 8.

They are vice-president Tay Tien Seng and senior manager Ivan Kok.

Tay and Kok had resigned and left the company “prior to the conclusion of the disciplinary inquiry”, and SMRT has reserved the right to pursue legal action against them as may be appropriate.

Investigations had found that both men had failed to exercise sufficient supervision during the period when the falsification of the pump maintenance records occurred.

SMRT concluded that the crew tasked with maintaining the system had not done so for nearly a year, when the system is supposed to be serviced once every quarter.

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SkillsFuture fellowship recipient

In August 2017, Tay was one of the 27 recipients of the SkillsFuture fellowship.

According to the SkillsFuture press release, the fellowship recognises and supports Singaporeans who have displayed skills mastery in their respective fields as well as personal commitment to mentorship and the skills development of others.

This was the first batch of SkillsFuture Fellowships presented to 27 recipients from various industries, such as early childhood care and education, healthcare, design, air transport and manufacturing.

The monetary award of S$10,000 given to them will support their lifelong journey of skills mastery.

Applications for the fellowship have closed, but you can find out more details here for future fellowships.

Top photo via SMRT