Clause 2

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “child”, the following definitions:“ “approved hospital” means a hospital which the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, declares as an approved hospital;“basic rate of pay” means the total amount of money (including wage adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under his contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in his contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include —

additional payments by way of overtime payments;

additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;

any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;

productivity incentive payments;

any allowance however described;”;

by deleting the definition of “domestic servant” and substituting the following definition:“ “domestic worker” means any house, stable or garden servant or motor car driver, employed in or in connection with the domestic services of any private premises;”;

by deleting the words “domestic servant” in the eighth line of the definition of “employee” and substituting the words “domestic worker”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “employment exchange”, the following definition:“ “gross rate of pay” means the total amount of money including allowances to which an employee is entitled under his contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in his contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include —

additional payments by way of overtime payments;

additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;

any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;

productivity incentive payments;

travelling, food or housing allowances;”;

by deleting the definition of “medical officer” and substituting the following definitions:“ “medical officer” means a dentist registered under the Dentists Act [Cap. 76], or a medical practitioner, employed by the Government or by an approved hospital;“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act [Cap. 174];”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “principal”, the following definition:“ “productivity incentive payment” means a variable payment, whether made annually or otherwise, to an employee as a reward for —

an improvement to the employee’s performance; or

an increase in the employee’s productivity or contribution to the employer’s business, trade or undertaking,but does not include any payment which forms part of the employee’s regular remuneration;”;

by deleting the definition of “rate of pay”; and

by deleting the words “domestic servant” in the last line of paragraph (a) of the definition of “workman” and substituting the words “domestic worker”.