Amendment to the Employment Act

To allow deviation from the provisions of the Employment Act on overtime work and work on rest days and public holidays, Section 41A of the Employment Act has been amended to allow the Commissioner to exempt companies from these statutory provisions.

With the amendments to the Employment Act effective from 1 October 2004, an employer, on the approval of the Commissioner for Labour, is allowed to compute the average weekly working hours over a longer period beyond the current 1 to 3 weeks cycle. The Commissioner may also exempt companies from cash payments and/or at a rate different from those prescribed for overtime, rest day or public holiday work, if the situation warrants such an exemption.

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