The Singapore Foreign Workers Employment Act
The Employment Act does not apply to any employee who is employed as a manager, executive or in a confidential job. Are employees protected under the Employment Act?
Determination is based on position, not title.
*? Applies to any salaried worker and employees whose monthly base salary does not exceed
$1,600.
Years? Leave*
1. How many days of paid annual leave can an employee enjoy for each year of service? It depends on the employment contract and cannot be less than the statutory provisions as follows:? Number of years of service ? Number of annual leave days in the 1st year 7 2nd year 8 3rd year 9 4th year 10 5th year 11 6th year 12 7th year 13 8th year and beyond? 14
2. Employee has not served Does he enjoy paid annual leave after one full year? As long as he has served with his employer for more than three months, he can enjoy a proportional portion of paid annual leave. Partial paid annual leave is based on the number of complete months he has served in that year, pro rata Calculated.
3. When calculating partial annual leave, how should it be calculated if it is less than one day? If it is less than half a day, it will not be counted. However, if it is half a day or more than half a day, it will be calculated as one day. Example: Jenny started working at ABC Company on August 1, 2004. The last day she resigned was November 10, 2004. Her partial annual leave is calculated as follows: 3 (employment period) Annual leave)
12 = ?1.75 = ?2 days
4. If Saturday is a half-working day, is the annual leave taken on that day calculated as a half-day? Annual leave can be taken on any working day. , regardless of whether the working day is a full day or a half day, it shall be counted as one day, unless otherwise provided in the employment contract or with the consent of the employer.
Sickness? Leave*
1. ? How many days of paid sick leave can an employee enjoy per year?
An employee can enjoy 14 days of outpatient sick leave and 60 days of
inpatient sick leave per year (14 days of outpatient sick leave are also included in the Within), only
must meet the following requirements:
· Must have served his employer for at least 6 months;
· Have a certificate issued by the company doctor Sick leave note. If the company does not appoint a doctor, it will be certified by a government doctor;
· The employer must be notified of the sick leave within 48 hours.
The sick leave earned by the employee cannot be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
2.? Is the employer responsible for paying medical expenses? If the employee has served the employer for at least 3 months, the employer must bear the consultation fees. Other medical expenses such as: drugs, laboratory tests, surgeries, etc. Medical expenses must comply with the provisions of the employment contract.
3.? If an employee takes sick leave on non-working days, rest days or public holidays, is it regarded as paid sick leave? No. Only when working The sick leave taken every day is paid sick leave.
Public *** holidays*
1.? How many days of public *** holidays can employees enjoy each year? It is gazetted 11 days of holidays. If the employer and employee mutually agree, a gazetted holiday may be replaced by any other date. The following are the 11 days of gazetted public holidays: New Year? Labor Day Lunar New Year (two days)? Vesak Day Eid? National Day Hari Raya Hari Raya Hari Raya Aidilfitri? Deepavali Good Friday Christmas
2. What should I do if a public holiday falls on a rest day?
What if If a public holiday falls on a rest day, then the next working day
It should be regarded as a paid holiday. For example:
If a public holiday falls on the employee’s Sunday rest day,
the next Monday should be regarded as his paid holiday
3. What should you do if a public holiday falls on a non-working day?
In addition to rest days, employees are not required to work on non-working days.
For example:
An employee works five days a week (Monday to Friday),
Saturday is his non-working day and Sunday is
His rest day.
If a public holiday falls on a non-working day, the employer must:
compensate the employee with one day's total salary instead of an extra day's salary. This public *** holiday may be replaced by another paid day
to the employee.
4. Is the public *** holiday a paid holiday?
Yes, as long as the employee is not unexcused on the working day before the holiday and on the first working day after the holiday and
on the first working day after the holiday, or the absence is approved by the
employer.
5. How much remuneration should employees receive for working on public holidays?
In addition to paid holidays, employers must also base their salaries on employees’ basic salaries
Pay him an extra day's wages.
Industrial Relations Division, Ministry of Manpower
18 Ho Lok Road #04-02
Singapore Post No. 059764
E-mail: ? mom_lrd@mom.gov.sg
Website: ?http://www.mom.gov.sg/LRD/
The information in the brochure is available at the time of printing It is accurate and correct at the time.
This brochure only provides basic information about the rights and obligations of employers and employees under employment law and has no legal basis.
If you have any questions, please refer to Original copy of the Employment Law.
Labor Relations Division, Ministry of Manpower, 2005 (Third Edition) Employment Law
Annual Leave
Sick Leave and Public Holidays
Employment law does not apply to any employee who is employed as a manager, executive or in a confidential position. Whether an employee is protected under employment law is determined based on his position rather than his job title. Service contracts and termination
1. What is a "service contract"?
A "service contract" refers to the employment relationship established between an employer and an employee. It is a written or oral contract regarding the conditions of employment. Contract The employment conditions agreed by both parties here shall not be worse than those stipulated in the employment law.
2. How to terminate the service contract? Both parties to the contract have the right to terminate the service contract, provided that they? They must give each other Adequate notice or salary in lieu of notice. Notice of termination of a service contract must be given in writing. The notice period must be mutually agreed upon by both the employer and the employer and must be of the same length. The length of the notice period is based on the provisions of the contract. If no prior agreement is reached, then Subject to the following provisions: Employment period Notice period less than twenty-six weeks One day Twenty-six weeks but less than two years One week Two years but less than five years Two weeks Five years or more Four weeks The day of submission of the notice is also included in the notice During the notice period.
3. Can an employee take annual leave during the notice period? Yes. As long as the annual leave is approved by the employer, the employer cannot instruct the employee to take annual leave during the notice period unless he obtains the latter's authorization. Agree. Any unused annual leave must be converted into cash and paid to the employee.
4. Under what circumstances is a breach of contract? Employer's breach of contract - failure to pay wages within seven days of the salary period. Employee's breach of contract
Approximately - Absence from work for more than two consecutive days without the approval of the employer, without providing a reasonable explanation, and without notifying or attempting to notify his employer of the reasons for the absence. The party in breach must compensate the other party an amount equal to the amount the employee paid during the notice period.
5. After an investigation, the employer found that its employee had behaved inappropriately and fired the employee without giving notice. In this case, the alleged misconduct was What is it? Misconduct refers to an employee committing some dereliction of duty or undisciplined behavior that is inconsistent with the provisions of the employment contract. For example: stealing or dishonesty, engaging in illegal or unethical behavior at work and stubbornly disobeying the law. Follow the instructions of the supervisor, etc. During the investigation, the employer can suspend the employee for a period of not more than one week. During this period, the employer can pay the employee no more than half of the salary. If the investigation shows that the employee did not misbehave, the employer must pay back Give the employee all the salary he withheld. If he was fired due to misconduct, the employee can ask the Ministry of Manpower for justice and appeal to the Ministry of Manpower in writing within one month after resignation. Payment of salary
1. Does the employment law have any provisions on the amount of employees’ salary?
The amount of salary is negotiated and agreed upon by both the employer and the employee.
There is no provision on the amount of minimum salary.
2. How often must the employer pay wages?
The employer must pay wages at least once a month. Except for overtime allowance,
All wages must be paid within the monthly salary period Payment is made within seven days
from the last day. As for overtime pay, it must be paid within fourteen days from the last day
of the monthly salary period.
3. When an employee’s service contract is terminated, when should the employer pay him salary?
If the following circumstances occur, the employer must pay the employee the salary on the day
he leaves the company: The full salary due to him is paid to him.
(a)? The employee was dismissed for misconduct; or
(b)? The service was terminated by the employer.
If circumstances do not allow it, the employer must pay the salary to the employee within three days of dismissal or termination of service
.
4. When an employee leaves his job, what should the employer do? When an employee resigns and gives the employer sufficient notice, the employer must pay the employee all the salary he deserves on the day the employee resigns. Employer
If an employee resigns without giving the employer notice or sufficient notice, the employer
must pay the employee all the
salary he/she deserves within seven days from the date of resignation. Pay him.
5. Can the employer deduct the employee's salary at will? The employer can only deduct the employee's salary within the scope of the employment law or on the order of the court. According to the employment law, in the following circumstances, The employer has the right to deduct wages: (a) The employee is absent from work.
(b) The property entrusted by the employer to the employee for safekeeping is damaged or the money entrusted to the employee for safekeeping is unaccounted for, and these are direct
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Due to an employee's negligence and dereliction of duty, the employer must determine it after investigation. The employer shall not deduct the employee's salary without authorization before the employee concerned has an opportunity to defend and explain his objection to the deduction of his salary. Unless the employee is obtained With the approval of the employer, the total amount deducted cannot exceed 25% of the employee's monthly salary, and can only be deducted once. (c) The employer provides food expenses to the employee at the employee's request. (d) The employer provides food expenses for the employee and is accepted by the employee. The cost of accommodation or other facilities and services. The amount of deduction cannot exceed the cost of accommodation, facilities and services. (e)? As for advances, loans or overpayments of salary, the employer is entitled to deduct it from the employee's salary. The advance can be deducted from the salary The salary will be deducted in medium installments, but the salary deduction in installments shall not exceed twelve months.
The salary deduction at any time cannot exceed 25% of the employee's monthly salary. (f) Pay income tax (g)? Pay provident fund (h)? The employee requests the employer in writing to pay retirement pension on his behalf,? Provident Fund or any other legal fund in favor of employees and approved by the Ministry of Labor. (i) Payments to any registered cooperative society with the written consent of the employee. (j) Any other deductions approved by the Minister of Manpower
Industrial Relations Office, Ministry of Manpower
18 Hop Lok Road #04-02
Singapore Post No. 059764
Email: ? mom_lrd@mom.gov.sg
Website: ?http://www.mom.gov.sg/LRD/
The information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing.
This brochure is provided only Basic information on the rights and obligations of employers and employees under employment law and has no legal basis.
If you have any questions, please refer to the original employment law.
Labor Relations of the Ministry of Manpower Department 2005 (Third Edition)
Employment Law
Contracts of Service
Payment of Salaries
Employment Law does not apply to any employee An employee employed as a manager, executive, or in a confidential job. An employee's protection under employment law is determined by his or her position, not title.
* Applies to any salaried worker and monthly base salary Employees who earn not more than $1,600.
Hours of work and overtime pay*
1.? What does “hours of work” in the Employment Act refer to? “Hours of work” ” refers to the period of time when an employee is assigned to work by the employer, excluding breaks and meal or refreshment breaks.
2.? How many hours can an employee work at most in a day or week? If he is a non-shift employee, the working hours The number of hours worked may not exceed eight hours in a day or forty-four hours in a week. If a non-shift employee works no more than five days a week, the agreed-upon number of hours worked shall not exceed nine hours in a day or forty-four hours in a week. If For shift employees, the average working hours for any three consecutive weeks shall not exceed forty-four hours per week, and shall not exceed twelve hours per day.
3.? When should overtime pay be paid? If If the employer requires an employee to do more work hours than stipulated in the contract, he must pay him overtime wages. ? Overtime wages must be paid within fourteen days from the last day of the monthly salary period.
4.? Employee Is there a limit to the number of hours worked per day? The number of hours an employee can work per day (including overtime work) cannot exceed twelve hours, except in the following circumstances:?
(a)? Occurred or will be Accidents that occur;
(b)? Work that is extremely important to people’s lives;
(c)? Work that is extremely important to national defense and security;
(d) Carry out emergency repair work on machinery and equipment or factory buildings;
(e) Work is hindered under unforeseen circumstances.
5. Is there a limit to the number of overtime hours per month? Yes. Employees may only work no more than seventy-two hours of overtime per month, unless approved by the Department of Labor.
6.? Overtime How should wages be calculated? Overtime pay shall not be less than one and a half times the employee's hourly base pay rate. (a) For monthly paid employees, the hourly base pay rate is calculated as follows:
12 x monthly basic salary
52 x 44?
So, hire
The overtime pay for an employee is:
12 x monthly base salary x 1.5 x overtime hours worked 52 x 44
(b)? Daily wage employees, hourly base pay rate The calculation method is as follows:
? Daily rate?
Daily working hours
(c)? Piece-rate employees, calculation method of hourly base pay rate As follows:?
? Total weekly earnings?
Total hours worked per week
7.? What is "base salary"?
"Basic salary" refers to the total remuneration (including salary adjustments and salary increases) to which an employee is entitled under a service contract
but does not include:
p>(a) Overtime pay;
(b) Bonus or annual wage subsidy;
(c) The employer pays back to the employee any advance made during employment
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all special expenses;
(d) productivity bonus; and
(e) any other allowance.
Rest day*
1. How many rest days can an employee have per week? Employees can have one full day off per week (from early morning to early morning). The rest day should be on Sunday and shall be determined by the employer in the monthly duty schedule. Any Sunday specified in the day. If the employee is a shift employee, the rest day can be a period of thirty consecutive hours.
2.? How is the salary calculated for employees who work on rest days?
(a)? If work is done at the request of the employer on a rest day:
- Two days of base pay for one day's work
- Half day's pay for work One day's base pay (b)? If an employee requests to work on a rest day: - One day's work shall receive one day's base pay - ? Half-day's work shall receive half day's base pay
Manpower Industrial Relations Department, Ministry
18 Ho Lok Road #04-02
Singapore Post No. 059764
E-mail: ? mom_lrd@mom.gov.sg
p>Website:? http://www.mom.gov.sg/LRD
The information in the brochure is correct at the time of printing.
The brochure is only provided to relevant employers Basic information on the
rights and obligations of employees under employment law and has no legal basis
effectiveness.
If you have any questions, please refer to the original employment law .
Industrial Relations Division, Ministry of Manpower, 2005 (Third Edition)
Employment Law
Working Hours and Overtime Pay
Rests Day