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Long Title

Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II CONTRACTS OF SERVICE

Part III PAYMENT OF SALARY

Part IV REST DAYS, HOURS OF WORK AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Part V TRUCK SYSTEM

Part VI CONTRACTORS AND CONTRACTING

Part VIA PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

Part VII DOMESTIC WORKERS

Part VIII EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Part IX MATERNITY PROTECTION AND BENEFITS AND CHILDCARE LEAVE FOR PARENT

Part X HOLIDAY AND SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS

Part XI (Repealed)

Part XII REGISTERS, RETURNS AND OTHER DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

Part XIII INSPECTION AND ENQUIRY

Part XIV GENERAL

Part XV CLAIMS, COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO OFFENCES

Part XVI PROCEDURE AND REGULATIONS

FIRST SCHEDULE Workmen

SECOND SCHEDULE Registration Fee

THIRD SCHEDULE Calculation of Gross and Basic Rates of Pay of An Employee Employed on A Monthly Rate or on Piece Rates

Legislative History

 
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On 20/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 31/07/2009.
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PART XIV
GENERAL
Calculation of gross and basic rates of pay of employee employed on monthly rate or piece rates
107A.
—(1)  The gross rate of pay per day of an employee employed on a monthly rate or on piece rates shall be calculated in accordance with the second column of the Third Schedule.
[36/95]
(2)  The basic rate of pay per day of an employee employed on a monthly rate or on piece rates shall be calculated in accordance with the third column of the Third Schedule.
[36/95]
Wrongful detention of employee
108.  Any employer who without reasonable excuse, the proof of which shall lie on him, refuses to allow an employee whose contract of service has been determined in any of the ways hereinbefore provided to leave his service shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, and the whole or any portion of any fine recoverable under this section may be adjudged by the court to be paid to the employee.
[21/84; 32/2008]
Employee not answerable for debt, default or miscarriage of another
109.  No employee shall be bound, by virtue of any contract of service under this Act, to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of any other person.
Obstruction of employee by employer
110.  Any employer or other person who in any way obstructs any employee in appearing before the Commissioner in pursuance of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
[21/84; 32/2008]
Punishment for obstruction
111.  Any person who wilfully obstructs or impedes any entry, inspection, inquiry or investigation made under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be guilty of an offence.
[32/2008]
Penalties
112.  Any person who is guilty of any breach or any offence under this Act for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, and for a subsequent offence under the same section to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
[21/84; 32/2008]
Penalty for fraudulently inducing employee to emigrate
113.  Any person who by force, intoxication or ill-treatment, intimidation or fraud, or by means of false representations, induces or attempts to induce any person to enter into a contract of service to work beyond the limits of Singapore shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
[32/2008]
Offence by body corporate
113A.  Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate, and it is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any act or default on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
[36/95]
Power to compound offences
114.  The Commissioner may in his discretion compound any such offence under this Act as may be prescribed as being an offence which may be compounded by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of committing that offence a sum not exceeding $1,000.
[32/2008]