Singapore legislation
Section 7B
Section 7B
Period of service under previous employment contract and under re-employment contract
(1)
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties to a contract of service, and subject to subsections (2) and (3), when a new contract of service is entered into between an employer and his employee pursuant to section 7A(4), then for the purposes of determining any right, privilege, obligation or liability to be acquired, accrued or incurred by the employee under his new contract of service, any period for which the employee has served under his employer under the previous contract of service before he commences his service under the new contract of service shall be disregarded.
(2)
Any period for which an employee has served under his employer before he commences his service under the new contract of service entered into pursuant to section 7A(4) shall be reckoned for the purposes of —
computing the minimum period of 3 months for entitlement to annual leave under section 43(1) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91); and
determining the period of service of an employee for entitlement to paid sick leave under section 89(1) and (2) of the Employment Act.
(3)
Where there is more than one contract of service entered into by an employee and his employer pursuant to section 7A(4), the aggregate periods for which the employee has served under his employer under those contracts of service shall be treated as continuous service for the purposes of determining any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred by the employee under those contracts.