Environmental Public Health (General Cleaning Industry) Regulations 2014

class 1 cleaning business licence;

class 2 cleaning business licence;

class 3 cleaning business licence.

the prescribed requirements for an application for the grant or renewal of a class 1 cleaning business licence are specified in Part 2 of the Second Schedule;

the prescribed requirements for an application for the grant or renewal of a class 2 cleaning business licence are specified in Part 3 of the Second Schedule; and

the prescribed requirements for an application for the grant of a class 3 cleaning business licence are specified in Part 4 of the Second Schedule.

[Deleted by S 940/2023 wef 01/01/2024](b)the licensee must enter into a contract of service in writing with each cleaner employed by the licensee;

every contract of service entered into between the licensee and every resident cleaner must provide for the payment of a basic wage and a progressive wage model bonus to the resident cleaner, that —

is not less than the minimum amount of basic wage and minimum amount of progressive wage model bonus, respectively; and

in the case of a progressive wage model bonus, is at the frequency,specified by the section 80H(2) Order for the class of cleaners to which the resident cleaner belongs;

the licensee must ensure that every cleaner employed by the licensee satisfies the training requirements as may be specified by the Director-General for the class of cleaners to which the cleaner belongs;

the licensee must not deploy any individual who is not employed by the licensee to carry out any cleaning work, unless the individual is a cleaner employed by another licensee;

the licensee must keep the records, accounts or documents specified in paragraph (2) for the period of retention specified in paragraph (3).

a copy of every cleaning contract entered into by the licensee —

in respect of which performance under that cleaning contract has not started or has started but not completed as at the date of the licensee’s application for a cleaning business licence; or

in respect of which performance under that cleaning contract has been completed during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the licensee’s application for a cleaning business licence;

the accounts of the licensee’s cleaning business;

a copy of the contract of service between the licensee and every cleaner —

who is in the licensee’s employ as at the date of the licensee’s application for the grant or renewal of the licensee’s cleaning business licence; or

who is employed by the licensee after that date,including any amendment, variation or addition to the contract of service; (d)training records in respect of each cleaner the licensee employs containing all of the following particulars in respect of each cleaner:

the cleaner’s full name;

the cleaner’s date of birth;

the cleaner’s identification number;

the courses and training modules (including the name and course code thereof) that the cleaner has attended, whether before or during the cleaner’s employment with the licensee;

the name of the training provider of each course and training module mentioned in sub-paragraph (iv);

the date and results of any assessment that the cleaner has taken, whether before or during the cleaner’s employment with the licensee; and

where the licensee is a holder of a class 1 cleaning business licence or class 2 cleaning business licence, a copy of every bizSAFE certification that the licensee holds on or after 1 January 2024.

in the case of the records specified in paragraph (2)(a) — 4 years after the expiry of the cleaning contract concerned;

in the case of the accounts specified in paragraph (2)(b) — 4 years after the end of the period to which the accounts relate; (c)in the case of the records specified in paragraph (2)(c) — 4 years after the end of the employment of the cleaner to whom those records relate; (d)in the case of the training records specified in paragraph (2)(d) — for as long as the cleaner concerned is employed by the licensee; and

in the case of a bizSAFE certification specified in paragraph (2)(e) — 4 years after the date on which the bizSAFE certification expires.

during the validity of its cleaning business licence, the licensee must not have —

been convicted of any offence under the Act, the Central Provident Fund Act 1953, the Employment Act 1968, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 or the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006; or

failed to comply with any order made by an Employment Claims Tribunal under section 22 of the Employment Claims Act 2016; and

the licensee must ensure that at all times during the validity period of the cleaning business licence, the licensee holds a valid bizSAFE Certificate of level 3 or a higher level.

where the licensee was required to satisfy the requirement in paragraph 3(b) or 4(b)(ii) of Part 3 of the Second Schedule in respect of the grant or renewal of the class 2 cleaning business licence — the licensee must ensure that at all times during the validity period of the cleaning business licence, at least one of the licensee’s officers or employees has the practical experience or qualification mentioned in that paragraph; and

the licensee must ensure that at all times during the validity period of the cleaning business licence, the licensee holds a valid bizSAFE Certificate of level 3 or a higher level.