Singapore legislation
Clause 20
Clause 20
New section 21A
The Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 21 thereof the following new section: —“Liability of employer21A.—
The employer of any person placed in the national service reserve under the provisions of this Ordinance shall, when such person is called up for training, grant leave to such person up to a maximum of forty days a year, and shall be liable to pay to such person any loss of emoluments (not exceeding the difference between his civilian and service emoluments) incurred by him as a result of his being called up for training.(2) The employer of any person called up for part-time service under the provisions of this Ordinance shall grant to such person sufficient time off from work on the days he has to undergo trading or perform his weekly duty and shall also grant him paid leave up to a maximum of one week each year for the purpose of in-camp training.(3) If any employer does not comply with the provisions of this section he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.”.