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    • Flipped S’pore flag on National Day banner: Parents clarify original photos showed correct orientation   “How did the AI NDP poster error happen?” the parents asked in the post.    🇸🇬 https://stmp.sg/jRUW   @stompteam   Flipped S’pore flag on National Day banner: Parents clarify original photos showed correct orientation 🇸🇬   Published: Jul 28, 2026, 09:52am | Updated: Jul 28, 2026, 10:02am | Source: stomp.sg   What happened   On Jul 24, 2026, a photo of a National Day banner was posted on the Singapore subreddit, showing two young friends holding Singapore flags – but one flag had its crescent moon and stars facing the wrong way, sparking online comments and speculation that AI was to blame.   Parents’ clarification   The children’s parents later shared the original photos on Instagram (@thehobbityhob), confirming all submitted pictures showed the flag in the correct orientation:   - They planned and shot the photos together over an afternoon; the kids were initially reluctant but happy with the memory, and were rewarded after the 10‑minute shoot. - “The images we selected and edited were with the right Singapore flag orientation, but the outcome was not as expected!” they wrote, asking: “How did the AI NDP poster error happen?” - They told Stomp they only wanted to highlight the boys’ “genuine and unique friendship”, adding: “Our children were so excited to see their faces printed, but this well‑intended initiative took a wrong turn with the online community.” They have declined further comment.   Related cases   This is not the first AI‑related National Day banner error this year:   - In Chai Chee, an AI‑generated banner was replaced after the flag was printed without its crescent and stars. - Netizens noted that without close supervision, AI can introduce obvious mistakes – a reminder that automated outputs need careful human checking before use.   Stomp has contacted the relevant town council for an explanation.        
    • A company fired a woman near the end of her probation, citing poor performance. She sued them and won the maximum S$30,000 in compensation.   Here's what happened: https://cna.asia/4wqRpcz   Full Case Details   Published: 28 Jul 2026 (updated 29 Jul 2026) | Tribunal: Employment Claims Tribunal (ECT), Singapore | Magistrate: Joel Tan    Background   - Role: Regional Internal Control Audit Manager, hired April 2025, S$11,500/month, 6-month probation  - Termination: Early Oct 2025, shortly before probation ended; given 2 weeks’ notice citing failure to meet performance standards  - Employee’s claim: No prior warnings/reviews; standards never communicated; evaluation unfair; suspected links to language exclusion (Korean used in senior discussions despite English being official language) and whistleblowing on restructuring and supervisor’s lack of audit qualifications    Company’s Position   - Required ≥80% score on performance goals and ≥3/5 average across 10 competencies  - Employee scored 71% and 2.4/5; claimed poor performance justified dismissal    Tribunal’s Key Findings   - Unclear standards: Competency descriptors were vague; supervisor never explained passing criteria or how ratings applied; evaluation form had no written justifications—only oral claims at trial  - Process failures: No scheduled reviews; one performance goal’s weight was secretly doubled; criticisms were mostly formatting or ambiguous expectations, not core audit competence  - Mismatch: Employee focused on audit substance; supervisor valued different priorities  - Rejected claims: No proof of language discrimination or retaliatory whistleblowing dismissal  - Outcome: Dismissal was unjustified; she would have gotten 3 months’ extended probation. Full loss = S$34,500, but ECT cap is S$30,000—awarded maximum plus S$360 costs  - Legal principle: Employers must make performance standards clear; impressions ≠ proven underperformance against defined benchmarks         
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