2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“contractor” means a person who carries out work for another person under a contract for services or who supplies workers to other persons to carry out work for them;
“Controller” means the Controller of Work Permits appointed under section 3;
“employer” means any person, including a contractor, employing a foreign worker and, for the purposes of an application for work permit, a person who intends to employ a foreign worker;
“employment inspector” means the Controller and any person appointed as an employment inspector under section 3;
“foreign worker” means —
(a)
any person who is not a citizen of Singapore who seeks employment with, or is offered employment by, or is, at the date of commencement of this Act, in the employment of an employer at a salary of not more than $1,500 a month or such other sum as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette; or
(b)
such other person or class of persons as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.
“levy” means the levy imposed under section 11;
“occupier”, in relation to any premises, includes —
(a)
the person having the charge, management or control of either the whole or part of the premises either on his own account or as an agent; and
(b)
a contractor who is carrying out building operations or construction works at the premises on behalf of some other person;
“premises” includes any land, whether built on or not, building, structure and any vessel and vehicle;
“salary” means all monetary remuneration payable to a foreign worker but does not include the following:
(a)
additional payment by way of overtime, bonus or commission;
(b)
travelling, food or housing allowances;
(c)
any sum paid to a foreign worker to defray special expenses incurred by him owing to the special, unusual or hazardous nature of his employment;
(d)
any contribution paid by the employer or contractor to any pension fund or provident fund; or
(e)
any gratuity payable on discharge or retirement;
“work permit” means a work permit issued under section 7.