Ex-TTSH staff jailed for withdrawing cash wrongly credited to her
A woman who withdrew cash that her former employer Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) had mistakenly credited to her bank account as salary was sentenced yesterday to four months' jail.
The court heard that TTSH had continued paying Nurul Atiqah Kamsari, 25, her monthly salary for more than a year - totalling over $32,000 - even though she was no longer working for it. This was because its systems were not updated.
The Singaporean former healthcare assistant knew that she was not entitled to the monies but did not inform TTSH about its error. Instead, she made use of the cash for her personal expenses.
Last December, she pleaded guilty to one count of dishonest concealment of property involving more than $22,000. She also admitted to a cheating charge.
Another count of dishonest concealment of property linked to the remaining amount and a second cheating charge were considered during sentencing.
FAILED TO REPORT FOR WORK
Deputy Public Prosecutor Emily Koh had earlier said that TTSH appointed Nurul as a healthcare assistant on March 20, 2017, and she earned $1,630 a month.
But she failed to report for work on Aug 16 and 17, 2018.
She did not notify her colleagues and supervisors about the reasons for her absence.
There was also no prior leave approved by her supervisor.
DPP Koh had told the court: "According to the terms and conditions of the accused's employment with TTSH, the accused was deemed to have voluntarily terminated service... by failing to report (for work) for more than two consecutive days without notifying her immediate supervisor."
Even though Nurul's last day of employment was Aug 17, 2018, her details erroneously remained in the hospital's human resource system.
Separately, Nurul went to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital for a consultation on Oct 10, 2019.
She lied to an employee there, claiming that she was working for TTSH and was entitled to staff medical benefits.
Nurul's offences came to light after a TTSH senior executive alerted the police in January last year. - THE STRAITS TIMES
Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store now
