Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Retirement and Re-employment (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2(1) of the Retirement and Re‑employment Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definitions of “approved mediator” and “claim referral certificate”, the following definition:“ “agreed date” means a date specified for the purposes of section 7C(1A)(a) in a consent form mentioned in section 7C(6);”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “specified age” in the definition of “re‑employment”, the words “applicable to that employee”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “re‑employment”, the following definitions:“ “re‑employment contract” means a contract of service entered into between an eligible employee and an employer to re‑employ the eligible employee for the purposes of section 7A(1) or (3)(a)(i);“re‑employment obligations” means an employer’s obligations to re‑employ an eligible employee in accordance with section 7A, failing which, to offer the eligible employee employment assistance payment in accordance with section 7C(1)(a);”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “an employment contract” in paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of “specified age” and substituting the words “a contract of service”.

Clause 2 — Retirement and Re-employment (Amendment) Bill