Singapore legislation
Section 23
Section 23
No contracting out, etc.
(1)
Subject to sections 51 and 52(c), any contract or agreement by which an employee relinquishes any right of compensation from the employer for work injury is void insofar as it purports to remove or reduce the liability of any person to pay compensation under this Act.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the payment of compensation under this Act or an accrued right to such payment is not —
(a)
assignable or transferable, or liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon; or
(b)
subject to any set‑off,for or in respect of any debt or claim.