Singapore legislation
Clause 24
Clause 24
Loss of salary and wages
(1)
The employer of a person in reserve service pursuant to paragraph (b) of section 14 of this Act or of a person in mobilized service pursuant to section 18 of this Act shall pay to such person any amount by which his civilian remuneration exceeds his service remuneration as a result of his being required to perform such service.
(2)
Any employer who has paid any sum pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall, subject to any regulations which may be made by the Minister, be entitled, upon the production of such evidence as the designated authority may require, to claim reimbursement of such sum from the designated authority from monies to be provided by Parliament.
(3)
Subject to such conditions, restrictions or limitations as the Minister may by regulations provide, persons who —
are performing service pursuant to paragraph (b) of section 14 of this Act; or
are performing service pursuant to section 18 of this Act,and who immediately prior to the performance of such service were gainfully occupied in employment in Singapore not under a contract of service, shall be entitled to claim reimbursement up to such a maximum amount as may be prescribed from the designated authority of any amount by which his civilian remuneration exceeds his service remuneration and the designated authority may pay such claims from monies to be provided by Parliament.
(4)
In this section —
“designated authority” means such person as the Minister may designate for the purposes of this section;
“remuneration” means any payment in money due to a person in respect of his employment.
(5)
If any dispute arises between the designated authority and any employer under subsection (2) of this section or any person under subsection (3) of this section as to the amount that such employer or such person may claim by way of reimbursement, then, in every such case, the matter shall be referred to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.
(6)
Where under the Central Provident Fund Ordinance (Cap. 150) an employer pays contributions in respect of his employee the employer shall continue to pay such contributions notwithstanding the fact that his employee is performing service pursuant to sections 14 and 18 of this Act.