Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Employment Act is amended —
by deleting the definition of “dental officer”;
by deleting the words “watchman or security guard” in the definition of “employee”;
by deleting the definition of “inspecting officer” and substituting the following definition:“ “inspecting officer” means any person appointed as an inspecting officer under section 3;”;
by deleting the definition of “maternity allowance”;
by deleting paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of “rate of pay” and substituting the following paragraphs:“(b)additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;
travelling, food or house allowances; or
any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;”;
by deleting paragraphs (d) and (e) of the definition of “salary” and substituting the following paragraphs:“(d)any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;
any gratuity payable on discharge or retirement; or
any retrenchment benefit payable on retrenchment;”;
by deleting the definition of “underground working”; and
by deleting the words “or watchman or security guard” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “workman”.