Singapore legislation

Clause 19

of Employment (Amendment) Bill

Clause 19

Amendment of section 53

Section 53 of the Employment Act is amended by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) —

(a)

an employer and his employees or a trade union representing his employees may negotiate for and agree to terms of service relating to leave more favourable than those contained in sections 43 and 44; and

(b)

it shall not be an offence for an employer to grant to his employees terms of service relating to leave more favourable than those contained in sections 43 and 44.”.