Regulation 1
Citation
This Order may be cited as the National Servicemen (Employment) (Private Employers and Statutory Bodies) Order.
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National Servicemen (Employment) (Private Employers and Statutory Bodies) Order is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation NSEA-OR1 1970, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1970.
Citation
This Order may be cited as the National Servicemen (Employment) (Private Employers and Statutory Bodies) Order.
Definitions
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —“private employer” means an employer other than the Government;“substantive salary” means the remuneration excluding allowances and bonus payments payable to an employee in respect of work done under the contract of service.
“substantive salary” means the remuneration excluding allowances and bonus payments payable to an employee in respect of work done under the contract of service.
Private employer and statutory body to employ only persons from register
It is hereby directed that —
every private employer employing more than 10 employees; and
every statutory body,shall not, except with the consent of the Director, engage or re-engage any employee otherwise than from among the persons whose names appear in the register kept by the Director.
Exemption
This Order shall not apply to a private employer or statutory body employing an employee who —
is appointed as a member of the Academic Staff of the National University of Singapore, the Singapore Polytechnic or the Ngee Ann Polytechnic;
holds a post in a statutory body carrying a substantive salary of $1,920 and above;
holds a post in any company, corporation or partnership carrying a substantive salary of $1,920 and above or is employed by any association or body of persons and receives a substantive salary of $1,920 and above;
is employed as a minister of religion;
is employed as a domestic servant;
is employed as a building construction worker; or
being a woman is employed as a midwife, air hostess, dance hostess, bar waitress, nurse, model, private secretary, receptionist, telephone operator, hairdresser, seamstress, beautician, usher and shop assistant.