Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Environmental Public Health (General Cleaning Industry) Regulations 2014

Regulation 5

Requirements of progressive wage plan

Amended byS 459/2023 wef 01/07/2023

For the purposes of section 80G(4)(c) of the Act, the progressive wage plan of an applicant for the grant or renewal of a cleaning business licence must —

(a)

relate to every citizen or permanent resident of Singapore the licensee or applicant employs or proposes to employ as a cleaner in its cleaning business;

(b)

specify the basic wage payable to every cleaner in paragraph (a) that is on an increasing scale depending on seniority, responsibilities, cleaning work experience and training received;

(c)

specify an amount as the basic wage for each class of cleaners in paragraph (a) that is not less than the amount specified under section 80H(2)(a) of the Act for that class; and

(d)

specify that where the cleaner belongs to a class of cleaners specified as eligible for a progressive wage model bonus under section 80H(2)(b) of the Act, the cleaner will be paid a progressive wage model bonus.