Stephan Holle,
In The Straits Times, 9 April 2003's issue, Page H8 (Home Section): "Wrongful dismissal suit: SIA 'has right to sack absent staff'."
You should read the defence of the former in-flight services officer Clement Louis Arokiasamy Joseph, 50, why he failed to turn up for work. He was remanded in prison during that time. "He maintained that SIA knew, or must have known, why he had not reported for work."
"In their opening statement statement yesterday, SIA's lawyers denied that the company knew why Mr Joseph was absent from work and maintained that he did not inform, or attempt to inform, SIA of his absence."
"The airline said that he was, in fact, "not held incommunicado"while in remand."