Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Interpretation
In this Ordinance unless the context otherwise requires —“contractor” means any person who contracts with an employer to carry out the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the employer in the course of, or for the purpose of, the employer’s trade or business and who is affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance;“employee” means a person who has entered into an agreement, either written or oral, express or implied, to work for an employer or a contractor and who is affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance;“employer” means any person affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance, who carries on or is engaged in the business of shipping between Singapore and Indonesia or in the business of rubber processing or in any business connected with sago, rattan, coffee, coconut oil or pepper or in any other business which may, from time to time, be declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to be a business for the purposes of this Ordinance;“full employment” means employment at total monthly wages which are not less than the wages received by an employee from his employer or contractor immediately prior to the adverse effect on the business of the employer or contractor consequent solely on the severance of trade relations between Malaysia and Indonesia;“partial employment” means —
in the case of an employee employed at a monthly rate, employment at reduced monthly wages;
in the case of an employee employed at a daily rate, employment at a reduced daily rate or for a reduced period during the month; and
in the case of an employee employed at a piece rate, employment at reduced work or at a reduced rate,so that the employee’s total wages per month are less than the wages received by him from his employer or contractor immediately prior to the adverse effect on the business of the employer or contractor consequent solely on the severance of trade relations between Malaysia and Indonesia;“the Fund” means the Economic Defence Fund established under section 4 of this Ordinance;“wages” means the remuneration in money due to an employee, whether such remuneration is agreed to be paid monthly, weekly, daily or otherwise, and includes any allowance in money paid to an employee in respect of accommodation or food, or where food is supplied to an employee, the cost of such food to be reckoned at one dollar per day.
Definition
“contractor” means any person who contracts with an employer to carry out the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the employer in the course of, or for the purpose of, the employer’s trade or business and who is affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance;
Definition
“employee” means a person who has entered into an agreement, either written or oral, express or implied, to work for an employer or a contractor and who is affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance;
Definition
“employer” means any person affected by the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance, who carries on or is engaged in the business of shipping between Singapore and Indonesia or in the business of rubber processing or in any business connected with sago, rattan, coffee, coconut oil or pepper or in any other business which may, from time to time, be declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to be a business for the purposes of this Ordinance;
Definition
“full employment” means employment at total monthly wages which are not less than the wages received by an employee from his employer or contractor immediately prior to the adverse effect on the business of the employer or contractor consequent solely on the severance of trade relations between Malaysia and Indonesia;
Definition
“partial employment” means —
in the case of an employee employed at a monthly rate, employment at reduced monthly wages;
in the case of an employee employed at a daily rate, employment at a reduced daily rate or for a reduced period during the month; and
in the case of an employee employed at a piece rate, employment at reduced work or at a reduced rate,so that the employee’s total wages per month are less than the wages received by him from his employer or contractor immediately prior to the adverse effect on the business of the employer or contractor consequent solely on the severance of trade relations between Malaysia and Indonesia;
Definition
“the Fund” means the Economic Defence Fund established under section 4 of this Ordinance;
Definition
“wages” means the remuneration in money due to an employee, whether such remuneration is agreed to be paid monthly, weekly, daily or otherwise, and includes any allowance in money paid to an employee in respect of accommodation or food, or where food is supplied to an employee, the cost of such food to be reckoned at one dollar per day.