Industrial Relations Act 1960 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Tripartite Mediation of Disputes Involving Employees
30F. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —“approved mediator” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Employment Claims Act 2016;“claim referral certificate” means a claim referral certificate issued under section 30H(6);“employee”, in relation to an employer —
employee
“employee” means a person who has entered into or works under a contract of service with an employer and includes an officer or servant of the Government included in a category, class or description of such officers or servants declared by notification in the Gazette by the President of Singapore to be employees for the purposes of this Act, but does not include any person or class of persons whom the Minister may from time to time by notification in the Gazette declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;
means an employee who is a member of a trade union which has not been given recognition (in respect of any class of employees) by the employer under section 17; but(b)excludes any individual belonging to any class of individuals which the Minister declares, by notification in the Gazette, to be a class of individuals to which this Part does not apply;“federation” has the same meaning as in the Trade Unions Act 1940;“salary” has the same meaning as in the Employment Act 1968;“specified employment dispute” and “specified statutory dispute” have the same meanings as in section 2(1) of the Employment Claims Act 2016;“tripartite mediation” means mediation under this Part, between an employee and his employer, which is conducted —
trade union
“trade union” means a trade union of employees or employers registered under any written law for the time being in force relating to the registration of trade unions;
by a conciliation officer or an approved mediator;
conciliation officer
“conciliation officer” means a conciliation officer appointed under section 28;
with the assistance of any tripartite mediation advisors who may be assigned or re‑assigned under section 30H(3)(b) to assist the employee or the employer in the mediation; and
employer
“employer” means any person who employs another person under a contract of service and includes —(a)the Government in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of officers or servants of the Government as from time to time are declared by the President of Singapore to be employees for the purposes of this Act;(b)a statutory authority;(c)a duly authorised agent or manager of an employer;(d)a person who owns, or is carrying on, or is for the time being responsible for the management or control of a profession, business, trade or work in which an employee is engaged;(e)for the purposes of Parts 5, 6 and 7, the transferor of an undertaking whose employment of employees is transferred by virtue of section 18A of the Employment Act 1968;
in an endeavour to reach a settlement in respect of disputes under section 30G;“tripartite mediation advisor” means any tripartite mediation advisor appointed under section 30K;“wrongful dismissal dispute” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Employment Claims Act 2016.
“approved mediator” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Employment Claims Act 2016;
“claim referral certificate” means a claim referral certificate issued under section 30H(6);
“employee”, in relation to an employer —
means an employee who is a member of a trade union which has not been given recognition (in respect of any class of employees) by the employer under section 17; but(b)excludes any individual belonging to any class of individuals which the Minister declares, by notification in the Gazette, to be a class of individuals to which this Part does not apply;
“federation” has the same meaning as in the Trade Unions Act 1940;
“salary” has the same meaning as in the Employment Act 1968;
“specified employment dispute” and “specified statutory dispute” have the same meanings as in section 2(1) of the Employment Claims Act 2016;
“tripartite mediation” means mediation under this Part, between an employee and his employer, which is conducted —
by a conciliation officer or an approved mediator;
with the assistance of any tripartite mediation advisors who may be assigned or re‑assigned under section 30H(3)(b) to assist the employee or the employer in the mediation; and
in an endeavour to reach a settlement in respect of disputes under section 30G;
“tripartite mediation advisor” means any tripartite mediation advisor appointed under section 30K;
“wrongful dismissal dispute” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Employment Claims Act 2016.