107A. Calculation of gross and basic rates of pay of employee employed on monthly rate or piece rates

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• basic rate of pay

  basic rate of pay

  Defined · s 2

  “basic rate of pay” means the total amount of money (including wage adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under his or her contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in his or her contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include —(a)additional payments by way of overtime payments;(b)additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;(c)any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him or her for special expenses incurred by him or her in the course of his or her employment;(d)productivity incentive payments; and(e)any allowance however described;

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• day

  day

  Defined · s 2

  “day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight;

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• employee

  employee

  Defined · s 2

  “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 of the following:(a)any seafarer;(b)any domestic worker;(c) (d)any person belonging to any other class of persons whom the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;

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• gross rate of pay

  gross rate of pay

  Defined · s 2

  “gross rate of pay” means the total amount of money including allowances to which an employee is entitled under his or her contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in his or her contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include —(a)additional payments by way of overtime payments;(b)additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;(c)any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him or her for special expenses incurred by him or her in the course of his or her employment;(d)productivity incentive payments; and(e)travelling, food or housing allowances;

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