Singapore legislation
Section 80G
Section 80G
Grant or refusal of cleaning business licence
(1)
The Director‑General may grant or refuse to grant a cleaning business licence in accordance with this Part, and in every case he or she must notify the applicant in writing of his or her decision.
(2)
There must be charged for the grant of any cleaning business licence any fee that may be prescribed.
(3)
No applicant for, or holder of, a cleaning business licence is entitled to any refund of any fee paid in respect of any application for or grant of a cleaning business licence.
(4)
Subject to the provisions of this Part, an applicant is eligible for a cleaning business licence if —
the applicant is a company registered under the Companies Act 1967, a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005, a sole proprietorship or firm registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014, a society registered under the Societies Act 1966 or an entity having a business or corporate structure that may be prescribed;
the applicant satisfies the Director‑General that —
the applicant has, during the prescribed period before the date of the applicant’s application, performed or started performing no fewer than the prescribed minimum number of cleaning contracts; or
in the case where the applicant does not satisfy the requirement in sub‑paragraph (i) in relation to the cleaning contracts, the applicant has at least one officer or employee who has not less than the prescribed minimum number of years of practical experience in supervising cleaning work or who has been conferred a qualification or certificate relating to cleaning work that may be prescribed;
the progressive wage plan in respect of its cleaning business submitted by the applicant conforms with subsection (5);
in the case of an applicant who has one or more cleaners in the applicant’s employ at the time of the application, the applicant satisfies the Director‑General that the prescribed proportion of the cleaners the applicant employs have attended the prescribed training and at the prescribed frequency; and
the applicant satisfies any other requirements that may be prescribed.
(5)
Every progressive wage plan in respect of a cleaning business of a licensee or an applicant for a cleaning business licence must —
relate to every citizen or permanent resident of Singapore the licensee or applicant employs or proposes to employ as a cleaner in its cleaning business;
specify the basic wage payable to every cleaner in paragraph (a) that is on an increasing scale depending on seniority, responsibilities, cleaning work experience and training received;
specify an amount as the basic wage for each class of cleaners in paragraph (a) that is not less than the amount specified under section 80H(2)(a) for that class; and
specify that where the cleaner belongs to a class of cleaners specified as eligible for a progressive wage model bonus under section 80H(2)(b), the cleaner will be paid a progressive wage model bonus.
(6)
The Director‑General may, if he or she thinks fit, in any particular case waive any (but not all) of the requirements of subsection (4).
(7)
Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Director‑General refusing to grant the person a cleaning business licence may, within 14 days after the person is notified of that decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.
(8)
In subsection (4)(b)(ii), “officer” —
in relation to a body corporate — means any director, partner, member of the committee of management, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate;
in relation to a partnership — means any partner;
in relation to a sole proprietorship — means the sole proprietor; or
in relation to a society — means any member of the committee of the society.