Singapore legislation
Section 2
Section 2
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Director” means the Director of the Fund appointed by the Minister under section 3;“employee” means an individual who has worked under a contract of employment with an employer, and in respect of whom that employer has agreed or arranged to pay a redundancy payment, whether the contract was for manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, was express or implied, oral or in writing and whether it was a contract of service or apprenticeship; and any reference to “employment” shall be construed accordingly;“employer” means —
any person, company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate;
the Government; and
any Commonwealth or foreign government and any agency or instrumentality thereof, including the armed forces thereof,who, or which, has employed an employee in Singapore;“Fund” means the Redundancy Payments Fund established under section 4;“member of the Fund” means any person to whose credit any amount is standing in the Fund;“relevant date” means the date on which an employee ceases to be employed by an employer;“redundancy payment” means any sum of money that an employer has agreed or arranged to pay to an employee —
whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy or by reason of the employer ceasing to carry on business for whatever reason or transferring the whole or part of his undertaking or property, as the case may be;
who is not a citizen of Singapore, upon completion of a contract of employment for a fixed term; or
who is not a citizen of Singapore, in a lump sum on retirement or by way of commutation of pension;“wages” means all the remuneration in money due to a person and payable on a monthly, weekly or daily basis in respect of his employment as an employee on the relevant date.
Definition
“Director” means the Director of the Fund appointed by the Minister under section 3;
Definition
“employee” means an individual who has worked under a contract of employment with an employer, and in respect of whom that employer has agreed or arranged to pay a redundancy payment, whether the contract was for manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, was express or implied, oral or in writing and whether it was a contract of service or apprenticeship; and any reference to “employment” shall be construed accordingly;
Definition
“employer” means —
any person, company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate;
the Government; and
any Commonwealth or foreign government and any agency or instrumentality thereof, including the armed forces thereof,who, or which, has employed an employee in Singapore;
Definition
“Fund” means the Redundancy Payments Fund established under section 4;
Definition
“member of the Fund” means any person to whose credit any amount is standing in the Fund;
Definition
“relevant date” means the date on which an employee ceases to be employed by an employer;
Definition
“redundancy payment” means any sum of money that an employer has agreed or arranged to pay to an employee —
whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy or by reason of the employer ceasing to carry on business for whatever reason or transferring the whole or part of his undertaking or property, as the case may be;
who is not a citizen of Singapore, upon completion of a contract of employment for a fixed term; or
who is not a citizen of Singapore, in a lump sum on retirement or by way of commutation of pension;
Definition
“wages” means all the remuneration in money due to a person and payable on a monthly, weekly or daily basis in respect of his employment as an employee on the relevant date.