I was contracted as a full time employee at this small company, K, under a 6 months probation. During the probation, the metal shutters of K broke down and jam when I closed it at the end of the day. However prior the day, the shutter was showing sign of wear and tear which was made known to my boss, S, multiple times but he did not get it fixed.
Also, considering that the first person to leave for the day is supposed to shut the shutter but failed to do so and she just left the office thus I closed the shutter that day instead.
When the shutter jammed and broke down, I informed S about it. S gotten it fixed, but he blamed it on me for spoiling the shutter instead with excuses such as my negligence in failing to ensure that the shutter shuts properly and as I was the person who last touches it. (If the girl who left first that day closes it, why would I need to last touch the shutter and carry the blame since it’s a shared responsibility for all staff to ensure that doors and shuttler are closed if they leave first)
S told me to compensate for the fixing fee which is over 4K plus, I did not agree as it was not stated in my contract that I will need to compensate for any damage equipment of the company and considering I am still under probation. However he printed out a letter and pressured me to sign on that day to agree to 100 being deducted from my monthly salary for 10 months, after signing the agreement he did not gave me a copy of it for my keepsake. With the fear of losing my job and hoping to pass the probation, I signed the agreement.
However in my 4th month I was dismissed over a mere complain from customer saying that I rejected customer request after working hours as I had already closed the door and was a few steps away from office (when there are other staff who had yet to leave the office whom could had assisted the customer). In the end I failed on my probation and my last pay was deducted of 800.
Would it be a losing battle if I tries to file a claim from MOM??