Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In this Notification — [Deleted by S 781/2021 wef 01/11/2021](2) In this Notification, any reference to an employee is a reference to an employee who has or works under a contract of service (whenever made) —
that does not specify an end date for the contract; or
that has a term of employment of at least 6 months.
Whether or not an employer has 10 or more employees is to be worked out as at the time when a notice of retrenchment is given by the employer to an employee who becomes retrenched, regardless when the notice takes effect.
Definition
“employer” means an employer with 10 or more employees;
Definition
“retrench”, in relation to an employee, means to terminate the employee’s contract of service at the initiative of the employer because of redundancy or any reorganisation of the employer’s profession, business, trade or work;
Definition
“retrenchment report” means a report required by this Notification to be given by an employer to the Commissioner containing the information about the retrenchment of any employee by that employer;
Definition
“working day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.