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Regulation 2

of Employment (Part-Time Employees) Regulations

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009S 201/2019 wef 01/04/2019S 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017S 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009

In these Regulations —

Definition

“basic rate of pay for half a day’s work”, in relation to a part-time employee, means the part-time employee’s hourly basic rate of pay multiplied by half the part-time employee’s normal hours of work for one day;

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Definition

“basic rate of pay for one day’s work”, in relation to a part-time employee, means the part-time employee’s hourly basic rate of pay multiplied by the part-time employee’s normal hours of work for one day;

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Definition

“full-time employee” means an employee who is required under his contract of service with an employer to work for not less than 35 hours a week;

Amended byS 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009

Definition

“hourly basic rate of pay”, in relation to a part-time employee, means —

(a)

the amount specified in the contract of service of the part-time employee as the part-time employee’s hourly basic rate of pay; or

(b)

if not specified in the contract of service, the amount as determined by the formula in paragraph 1 of the Schedule;

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Definition

“hourly gross rate of pay”, in relation to a part-time employee, means —

(a)

the amount specified in the contract of service of the part-time employee as the part-time employee’s hourly gross rate of pay; or

(b)

if not specified in the contract of service, the amount as determined by the formula in paragraph 3 of the Schedule;

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Definition

“normal hours of work for one day” —

(a)

in relation to a part-time employee, means —

(i)

the number of hours of work specified in the contract of service of the part-time employee as the part-time employee’s number of hours of work for one day; or

(ii)

if not specified in the contract of service, the number of hours of work as determined by the formula in paragraph 2(a) of the Schedule; or

(b)

in relation to a similar full-time employee, means the normal hours of work as defined in section 37(3A)(a) of the Act;

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Definition

“normal hours of work for one week” —

(a)

in relation to a part-time employee, means —

(i)

the number of hours of work specified in the contract of service of the part-time employee as the part-time employee’s number of hours of work for one week; or

(ii)

if not specified in the contract of service, the number of hours of work as determined by the formula in paragraph 2(b) of the Schedule; or

(b)

in relation to a similar full-time employee, means —

(i)

the number of hours of work (not exceeding the limits applicable to a full-time employee under section 38 or 40 of the Act, as the case may be) that is agreed between an employer and the similar full-time employee to be the number of hours of work for one week; or (ii)in the absence of any such agreement, 44 hours in one week;

Amended byS 140/2017 wef 01/04/2017

Definition

“part-time employee” means an employee who is required under his contract of service with an employer to work for less than 35 hours a week;

Amended byS 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009

Definition

“similar full-time employee”, in relation to a part-time employee, means a full-time employee who is employed by the employer of the part-time employee to carry out duties similar to those of the part-time employee.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 201/2019 wef 01/04/2019S 666/2008 wef 01/01/2009

Where there is no similar full-time employee, it shall be deemed, for the purposes of calculating any entitlement under these Regulations, that the similar full-time employee is —

(a)

required to work 8 hours a day and 44 hours a week;

(b)

entitled to paid annual leave, based on a period of continuous service equal to that of the part-time employee, in accordance with section 88A(1) of the Act; and

(c)

entitled to paid sick leave in accordance with section 89(1) or (2) of the Act.