Singapore legislation
Regulation 13B
Regulation 13B
Meanings of terms used in rule 13A
Subregulation 1
In rule 13A —
Definition
“placement service” means a service provided by the licensee to the employer, where the licensee places in the employment of the employer an employee selected by the employer —
from a recommendation or shortlist provided by the licensee;
from information or a database relating to prospective employees provided by the licensee; or
with the assistance of the licensee to assess the suitability of the prospective employee, through an interview process or any other means arranged by the licensee;
Definition
“relevant service fees” —
means all fees paid by the employer to the licensee in relation to any contract entered into between the employer and the licensee on or after 1 June 2022, for the placement of the employee with the employer; but(b)does not include —
any fee required to be paid by the employer to the Government or any public agency for the employment of the employee;
any costs incurred by the employer to fulfil the requirements for the employee’s entry into Singapore, including the cost of the employee’s one-way travel ticket into Singapore, if applicable;
any costs incurred by the employer to fulfil the requirements of the employee’s country;
any loan extended by the employer to the employee to pay any fee payable by the employee to the licensee for placing the employee with an employer; and
any fee charged by a third-party provider for training the employee that is conducted at the employer’s option;
Definition
“specified event” means an event where —
at the time the employment contract was entered into, the licensee was notified that the employee was being hired for the purpose of caring for one or more persons who have been identified to the licensee (called in this paragraph the identified persons) at the residential address stated in the employee’s work pass or a residential address approved in writing by the Controller of Work Passes; and
the employee’s services are no longer required due to —
the demise of all or any of the identified persons; or
the relocation of all or any of the identified persons from that residential address.
Subregulation 2
In rule 13A, an employee is —
a replacement employee if the employee is placed with an employer —
as a replacement for another employee (called in this paragraph the replaced employee) whose employment with the employer was terminated within 6 months of commencement of employment; and
by the same licensee who placed the replaced employee with the employer;
a first replacement employee if the employee is a replacement employee and the replaced employee is not a replacement employee; and
a second replacement employee if the employee is a replacement employee and the replaced employee is a first replacement employee.