Clause 2

by deleting the definition of “approved hospital” and substituting the following definition:“ “approved medical institution” means a hospital, clinic, healthcare establishment or other medical institution which the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, declares as an approved medical institution;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “dependant”, the following definition:“ “dismiss” means the termination of the contract of service of an employee by his employer, with or without notice and whether on the grounds of misconduct or otherwise;”;

by deleting the definition of “employee” and substituting the following definition:“ “employee” means a person who has entered into or works under a contract of service with an employer and includes a workman, and any officer or employee of the Government included in a category, class or description of such officers or employees declared by the President to be employees for the purposes of this Act or any provision thereof, but does not include —

any seaman;

any domestic worker;

subject to subsection (2), any person employed in a managerial or an executive position; and

any person belonging to any other class of persons whom the Minister may, from time to time by notification in the Gazette, declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;”;

by deleting the definition of “employment exchange”;

by deleting the definition of “medical officer” and substituting the following definition:“ “medical officer” means —

a dentist registered under the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76), or a medical practitioner, employed by the Government or by an approved medical institution; or

any other medical practitioner whom the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, declares as a medical officer;”; and

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) Any person employed in a managerial or an executive position who is in receipt of a salary not exceeding $2,500 a month (excluding overtime payments, bonus payments, annual wage supplements, productivity incentive payments and any allowance however described), or such other amount as may be prescribed by the Minister, shall be regarded as an employee for the purposes of —

sections 20, 20A, 21, 22, 23 (read with section 10 or 11, as the case may be), 24, 25 and 34 and Parts XII to XVI (read with the Second and Third Schedules); and

such other provisions of this Act as the Minister may, by regulations, specify,and those provisions shall apply in relation to that person subject to such modification as may be prescribed.”.