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This has been going on for ages now, I don't believe at all that the authorities are unaware of it. Why then the lethargy in clamping down on such errant bosses by the authorities? Well, why should they as they are enjoying the best of both worlds. Firstly, they are getting both CPF and worker's levy at the same time. Secondly, based on CPF contribution record, the govt is able to churn out good-looking local employment statistics to crow on. Thirdly, with jobs opportunities created from such scam, the govt can continue to allow foreign workers in to hike the population to 6 million. This in turn has created a vicious cycle which led to more local workers being displaced. I believe "phantom worker' scam is prevalent in all sectors of the industry and not just confined to what the state media has listed. 
http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/Office/Story/A1Story20090222-123635.html
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The Straits Times
By Shuli Sudderuddin
Mrs Josephine Teo, an MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, recently met a retired woman in her 60s at her Meet-the-People session.
'She wasn't working but discovered that money had been deposited in her CPF account,' she said.
The woman was puzzled about this and brought it up to the MP.
Quotas in different sectors
Construction sector
For every full-time Singapore citizen or permanent resident employed by a company which makes regular full-month Central Provident Fund contributions, it can employ seven foreign workers.
Service sector
(Includes financial, insurance, real estate and business services, and restaurants, coffee shops, foodcourts and other approved food establishments.)
Up to 50 per cent of a company's total workforce can be foreign workers on work permits.
No easy task keeping within foreign worker quota
By Shuli Sudderuddin
It strives to maintain the quota but it is no easy task.
The Must Eat coffee shop in Toa Payoh Central has three workers from China and three workers from Malaysia out of its 12 employees there.
This is within the quota for the service industry, where up to 50 per cent of the company's workforce can be foreign workers.
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http://business.asiaone.com/Business/News/Office/Story/A1Story20090222-123635.html
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Their names are on the payroll and payouts are made to their CPF accounts - but they don't work. Errant employers use this scam to get around a quota system for hiring cheaper foreign labour. --> </td> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="550" align="left"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>
The Straits Times
By Shuli Sudderuddin
Mrs Josephine Teo, an MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, recently met a retired woman in her 60s at her Meet-the-People session.
'She wasn't working but discovered that money had been deposited in her CPF account,' she said.
The woman was puzzled about this and brought it up to the MP.
Quotas in different sectors
Construction sector
For every full-time Singapore citizen or permanent resident employed by a company which makes regular full-month Central Provident Fund contributions, it can employ seven foreign workers.
Service sector
(Includes financial, insurance, real estate and business services, and restaurants, coffee shops, foodcourts and other approved food establishments.)
Up to 50 per cent of a company's total workforce can be foreign workers on work permits.
No easy task keeping within foreign worker quota
By Shuli Sudderuddin
It strives to maintain the quota but it is no easy task.
The Must Eat coffee shop in Toa Payoh Central has three workers from China and three workers from Malaysia out of its 12 employees there.
This is within the quota for the service industry, where up to 50 per cent of the company's workforce can be foreign workers.
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