Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Workmen’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

The proviso to subsection (1) of section 2 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: —“Provided that the following persons are excepted from the definition of “workman”: —

(a)

a person employed otherwise than by way of manual labour whose earnings, calculated in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of this Act, exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars a month;

(b)

a person whose employment is of casual nature and who is employed otherwise than for the purposes of the employer’s trade or business, not being a person employed for the purposes of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club;

(c)

a domestic servant;

(d)

a police officer, and any other person engaged to perform police duties in accordance with the provisions of any written law while so performing such duties;

(e)

an outworker;

(f)

a tributer;

(g)

any member of the family of the employer who dwells with him in his house;

(h)

any class of persons whom the Minister may, by order, declare not to be workmen for the purposes of this Act.”.

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