Clause 2

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “authorised officer”, the following definitions:“ “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 for working for one month, 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; and

any allowance however described;“basic wage” means wage calculated at the basic rate of pay for one month;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “building”, the following definitions:“ “cleaner” means an individual who is engaged, whether as a full-time employee, part-time employee or casual employee and whether or not at piece rates —

to perform cleaning work for a person other than his employer; or

to supervise other individuals performing cleaning work for a person other than his employer, whether or not the individual is known as a supervisor or leader or by any other title,and includes any individual who is declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to be a cleaner;“cleaning business” means a business, whether or not the business is carried on for profit, in which a person provides cleaning work to other persons through the services of cleaners engaged or employed by that person;“cleaning business licence” means a licence granted under section 80G(1);“cleaning contract”, in relation to a person, means a contract for the provision of cleaning work to other persons by cleaners who are engaged or employed by the person;“cleaning work” means work carried out in Singapore that has, as its main or only component, the bringing of premises or any public place into, or keeping of premises or any public place in, a clean condition, and includes supervising the carrying out of such work but excludes any work that the Minister declares, by notification in the Gazette, not to be cleaning work;“Commissioner for Labour” means the Commissioner for Labour appointed under section 3(1) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91);”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “public market”, the following definition:“ “public park” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Parks and Trees Act (Cap. 216);”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “showboard”, the following definition:“ “specified amount” means the amount that is specified in an order made by the Commissioner for Labour under section 80H(2);”; and

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “waste disposal licensee”, the following definition:“ “waterway” means a navigable river, conduit or drain;”.