Singapore legislation

Section 13

of Employment Act 1968

Section 13

When contract deemed to be broken by employer and employee

Amended by27/2015

(1)

An employer is deemed to have broken the employer’s contract of service with the employee if the employer fails to pay salary in accordance with Part 3.

(2)

An employee is deemed to have broken the employee’s contract of service with the employer if the employee is absent from work for more than 2 days continuously without prior leave from the employer and —

(a)

the employee has no reasonable excuse for the absence; or

(b)

the employee does not inform and does not attempt to inform the employer of the excuse for the absence.

Amended by27/2015