Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Prohibition of employment of employee or contract worker without work permit
(1)
No employer or contractor shall employ an employee or contract worker, as the case may be, who has not been issued a work permit.
(2)
No employee or contract worker, who is not in possession of a valid work permit, shall accept employment from, or be in the employment of, an employer or contractor, as the case may be.
(3)
No employer or contractor shall employ an employee or contract worker, as the case may be, otherwise than in accordance with the conditions contained in the work permit.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) 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 one year or to both.