One specific "red flag", according to Mr Lee, is when a company has an "over-concentration of a single foreign nationality in its ranks, especially when compared to other companies in the same sector".
This concentration, if left unchecked, can cause social resentment and workplace problems, he said.
Mr Lee noted that most companies are “responsive” and have worked with the Government “in good faith” as they understood that having a diverse workforce is to their advantage.
That said, the issue of concentration can “be easily played up and (it knows) there are some people who are stirring this up”, said the prime minister.
He cited the example of how a wefie featuring DBS CEO Piyush Gupta “with a room full of Indian employees” taken in September last year was posted on a Facebook page with the caption “Eye sight test: Find a Singaporean or Chinese in this DBS photo”.
“The picture resurfaced recently and went viral which just shows that during tough times, this subject is more neurologic … Many people took offence, got worked up and berated DBS ... but it was fake news,” said Mr Lee, noting that the photo was actually taken in India where DBS opened a new office.
“The person who put up the post surely knew this, yet he irresponsibly misused the wefie to insinuate that DBS in Singapore was not being fair to Singaporeans. And damage was done.”
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