Singapore legislation

Section 34

of Employment Act 1968

Section 34

Offence

Amended by26/201326/201326/2013

(1)

Any employer who fails to pay salary in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence.

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(2)

Any employer who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) for contravening section 21, 22 or 23 shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine of not less than $3,000 and not more than $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and

(b)

if the employer is a repeat offender, to a fine of not less than $6,000 and not more than $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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(3)

For the purposes of subsection (2), a person is a repeat offender in relation to an offence under subsection (1) if the person who is convicted or found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) of contravening section 21, 22 or 23 (called the current offence) has been convicted or found guilty of an offence of contravening section 21, 22 or 23 on at least one other occasion (whether before, on or after 1 April 2014) before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence.

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