Singapore Post controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Whistleblower-report handling and delivery-status entries
SingPost dismissed CEO Vincent Phang, CFO Vincent Yik, and another senior executive after a dispute involving the handling of a whistleblower report. The report alleged that manual delivery-status codes had been entered without supporting documents in a way that could avoid contractual penalties. The dismissed executives said they would contest the decision.
2019
SingPost responds to smart-letterbox plagiarism allegation
Company response
In September 2019, Singapore Post responded to an allegation that it had plagiarised a student's smart-letterbox design. SingPost called the allegation untrue, stated that the student's design was not used, and said it was arranging a meeting with the students and professors involved to clarify the matter. The report did not establish the allegation as fact.
SingPost called the allegation that it plagiarised a student's smart-letterbox design untrue, said the student's design was not used, and said it was arranging a meeting with the students and professors to clarify the matter. The allegation was not established as fact in the article.
Stated objective. clarify the matter and avoid a misunderstanding
Company response
Clarification — SingPost
Still, it said it could have done better in its "communications with Mr Neo and his team to avoid this misunderstanding", and added that it is arranging a meeting with the students and professors involved to clarify the matter.
Source excerpt
In a statement on Friday, SingPost called the allegation that it had plagiarised the design of its smart letterbox from Mr Neo's school project "untrue".
Still, it said it could have done better in its "communications with Mr Neo and his team to avoid this misunderstanding", and added that it is arranging a meeting with the students and professors involved to clarify the matter.