Singapore legislation

Section 19

of Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore Act

Section 19

List of posts and appointment of employees

(1)

The Bank may from time to time approve a list of posts which it thinks necessary for the purposes of this Act and may add to or amend that list. The first such list of posts shall contain posts for all the persons transferred to the service of the Bank under section 20.

(2)

No person may be employed by the Bank unless he holds a post appearing in the list of posts for the time being in force.

(3)

Subject to this section —

(a)

appointments and promotions to all posts shall be made by the Bank; and

(b)

the termination of appointment, dismissal, and disciplinary control of the employees of the Bank shall be vested in the Bank.

(4)

Notwithstanding this section, the Bank may appoint persons temporarily to posts in the list of posts for the time being in force.

(5)

The Bank may make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of any other written law, for the appointment, promotion, disciplinary control and terms and conditions of service of all persons employed by the Bank.

(6)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (5), the Bank shall prescribe the rates of remuneration payable to persons employed by the Bank, and no person so employed shall be paid otherwise than in accordance with those rates. [18

Section 19 — Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore Act