Singapore legislation
Clause 145
Clause 145
Commissioner’s power to inquire into complaints
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commissioner may inquire into and decide any dispute between an employee and his employer or any person liable under the provisions of this Act to pay any salary due to such employee where such dispute arises out of any term in the contract of service between such employee and his employer or out of any of the provisions of this Act, and in pursuance of such decision may make an order in the prescribed form for the payment by either party of such sum of money as he deems just without limitation of the amount thereof.
(2)
The Commissioner shall not inquire into any dispute in respect of matters arising earlier than one year from the date of lodging a claim under the provisions of section 149 of this Act or the termination of the contract of service of or by the person claiming under the provisions of that section:Provided that the person claiming in respect of matters arising out of or as the result of a termination of a contract of service has lodged a claim under the provisions of section 149 of this Act within six months of the termination of the contract of service.
(3)
The powers of the Commissioner under subsection (1) of this section shall include the power to hear and decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Part, any claim by a sub-contractor for labour against a contractor or sub-contractor for any sum which the sub-contractor for labour claims to be due to him in respect of any labour provided by him under his contract with the contractor or sub-contractor and to make such consequential orders as may be necessary to give effect to his decision.
(4)
The Commissioner shall not inquire into any dispute in respect of an employee, other than a workman, whose monthly salary is more than seven hundred and fifty dollars or such other amount as may be fixed from time to time by the Minister or who would not have been entitled to lodge any claims with the Commissioner or liable to meet any claims lodged with the Commissioner before the date of the coming into operation of this Act.