Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Employment (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2(1) of the Employment Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “approved medical institution”, the following definition:“ “authorised officer” means any public officer appointed as an authorised officer under section 3(2);”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “basic rate of pay”, the following definition:“ “civil contravention” means a contravention that is declared to be a civil contravention under section 126A;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “medical practitioner”, the following definition:“ “no-pay leave”, for an employee, means leave of absence without pay granted by the employer at the request of the employee;”.