SINGAPORE: A woman was fined S$ 5, 000 ( US$ 3, 890 ) by a court on Tuesday ( Oct 1 ) for forging a medical certificate (MC) in order to obtain hospitalisation leave from her company.
She was concerned about her family’s health and wanted a break from work because she was drowsy.  ,
However, she felt that taking hospitalization left was a good reason to be away from work because she did not want her employer to have” a negative impression of her.”
She had been paid S$ 3, 541.15 for the duration of her hospitalisation left, comprising nine working days.
Su Qin, 37, even forged the dying certificate of her mother in order to allow her to remain in China while her mother was ill.
The Chinese national admitted to one count of fraud, two others of which were brought up for the allegedly forged death certificate and a MC.  ,
WHAT HAPPENED
Su was a software engineer for ETC Singapore SEC, the court was informed.
She wanted to take a crack from her job in the spring of this year, so she used Adobe Photoshop to build a MC.
She changed the title to” Saints Luke’s Hospital,” which was close to her home, using a reputable certification from a previous occasion.
She edited the times of hospitalisation leave to remain Mar 23, 2024 to Apr 3, 2024 and put a deadline of Mar 31, 2024 on the MC. The QR script on the report was then blurred out by her.
Su was able to obtain leave after giving the made file to her employer. She eventually resigned on April 4.
As part of the company’s procedure for resigning staff, the head of human resources ( HR ) checked Su’s leave and benefits.
She noticed the muddled QR code on Su’s fake MC when she saw it. She discovered that the online website had broken when she attempted to access it using the link.
She asked Su to post an original version of the document. Su created a QR code and created a website that looks similar to the target on the forged document.
She gave HR the following MC she had created.
But, the head of HR confronted Su over the two made credentials, and the company fired her with 24 hours ‘ notice.
The HR mind then filed a police statement.
Su after compensated the business.
According to Su’s prevention appeal, she worked mildly as a full-time consultant for Century Games from November 2023 to Apr 15, 2024.
Su informed Century Games that her mother had died after being informed of a troubling phone call from a Chinese hospital that had informed her that her mother’s situation had significantly deteriorated, according to her attorney Mr. Richard Lim from Richard Lim &, Company.
According to Mr. Lim, she returned to China the same day and after submitted a forged document in exchange for an extension of her stay in China while caring for her thoroughly poor mother.
This fee was taken into consideration for punishment.
The prosecutors sought a fine of S$ 5, 000 to S$ 6, 000 for Su, noting that she had forged two types of documents.
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In his prevention appeal, Mr Lim asked for a “lenient fine”, saying Su’s steps were certainly driven by hatred or economic ambition, though “undeniably wrong”.
They were the aggressive selections of a person who was under enormous emotional and physical stress, he claimed.
The accused has had terrible night worrying about this issue, according to the attorney.” The accused has learned a harsh training. She is currently unemployed and has been fired from both organizations as a result of her actions.
Su, according to the prevention appeal, arrived in Singapore at the age of 18 in 2005 after receiving a scholarship from the Ministry of Education.
She received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Nanyang Technological University, and she immediately began working as a software engineer.
Mr. Lim claimed that Su is the only child in the family and bears full responsibility for her parents. She is the single father for her old families.
Her family has been battling various diseases as she has aged as well as being hospitalized in recent years, according to the attorney. The accused has taken care of her family’s medical bills on her own, as a dedicated child.
He claimed Su took on her next independent position to complement her income and pay for her mother’s extensive medical bills. There was no paid leave for the independent place.
Su’s main motivation for forging the two MCs was not to confuse the company for monetary gain, but more” a hungry need for rest,” according to Mr. Lim, because her mother’s condition at home was quite severe and she lacked the energy to work.
When confronted by HR following the “badly created” next made MC, Su “immediately admitted to the fabrication, expressed her deep dread, and sought forgiveness”, said Mr Lim.
He claimed that even before the police called her up, she volunteered to and paid ETC for the money she received during her “hospitalization left.”
Mr. Lim, who requested a liberal good so his client could care for her mom soon, said Su’s mother is still “in a grave condition” and requires constant care back home in China.
For fraud, she could have been jailed for up to four years, fined, or both.