Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Redundancy Payments Fund Bill

Clause 2

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Director” means the Director of the Fund appointed by the Minister under section 3 of this Act;“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 such 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 —

(a)

any person, company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate;

(b)

the Government; and

(c)

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;“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 —

(a)

whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy;

(b)

who is not a citizen of Singapore, upon completion of a contract of employment for a fixed term; or

(c)

who is not a citizen of Singapore, in a lump sum on retirement or by way of commutation of pension;“the Fund” means the Redundancy Payments Fund established under section 4 of this Act;“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 of this Act;

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 such 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 —

(a)

any person, company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate;

(b)

the Government; and

(c)

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

“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 —

(a)

whose employment is terminated by reason of redundancy;

(b)

who is not a citizen of Singapore, upon completion of a contract of employment for a fixed term; or

(c)

who is not a citizen of Singapore, in a lump sum on retirement or by way of commutation of pension;

Definition

“the Fund” means the Redundancy Payments Fund established under section 4 of this Act;

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.