Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Central Provident Fund (Long Service Awards) Notification 2001
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In this Notification —
Definition
“long service award” means any award in money granted to an employee by his or her employer in recognition of every continuous period of not less than 5 years of service with his or her employer or as may be recognised by his or her employer in accordance with sub‑paragraph (3) to be service with his or her employer, but does not include —
any award granted under regulation 9(1) of the Education Service Incentive Payment (CONNECT Plan) Regulations 2002; or
any payment made upon the completion of a period of service by a serviceman or employee, that is authorised by the Armed Forces Council by General Order pursuant to section 208 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;
Definition
“ordinary wages for the month” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(e) of the First Schedule to the Act.
Subregulation 2
An employer may regard his or her employee’s service as being continuous even if there has been an interruption to or break in the employee’s service.
Subregulation 3
An employee may be recognised as having been employed by his or her employer —
where the employer is the Government — during any period the employee was employed by a statutory body specified in the First Schedule to the Act;
where the employer is a statutory body specified in the First Schedule to the Act — during any period the employee was employed by the Government or by another such statutory body;
where the employer is a corporation — during any period the employee was employed by a related corporation within the meaning of section 6 of the Companies Act 1967; or
in the case of any employer — during any period of the employee’s national service under the Enlistment Act 1970.