Singapore legislation

Section 83

of Industrial Relations Act 1960

Section 83

Injuring employer on account of industrial action

Amended by36/2010

An employee who ceases work in the service of his employer by reason of the circumstance that the employer —

(a)

is an officer or member of a trade union or of an association that has applied for registration as a trade union;

(b)

is entitled to the benefit of a collective agreement or an award; or

(c)

has appeared as a witness, or has given any evidence, in a proceeding under this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate’s Court to a penalty not exceeding $1,000.