Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
New sections 11A and 11B
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 11, the following sections:“Restriction on contracting out11A. Any term of a contract of service or collective agreement shall be void in so far as it purports —
to exclude or limit the operation of any provision of this Act; or
to preclude any person from making a representation, claim or application under this Act.Power to issue tripartite guidelines11B. The Minister may, from time to time, issue guidelines relating to the re-employment of eligible employees and the terms and conditions of re-employment of eligible employees, in the form of tripartite guidelines, and upon the publication of such guidelines in the Gazette, regard may be had to the guidelines for the purposes of Part III and sections 8A, 8B, 8C and 8F of this Act and section 34 of the Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 136).”.