About this Course

The Employment Act (EA) was enacted in 1968. It is Singapore's main labour law that seeks to provide for the basic terms and working conditions for all types of employees except those employed in managerial or executive positions, seamen and domestic workers. It also seeks to ensure reasonable employment standards while balancing businesses' need to stay competitive.

A good understanding of the Employment Act will result in positive Employee Engagement and build Industrial Relations harmony by minimizing disputes between Employers and Employees or Union. As such, it shapes the responsibilities and relationship between Employers and Employees.

In this seminar, the trainer will also cover on the Key Employment Terms (KETs) which will be mandatory in the first half of 2016.

Objectives

At the end of the workshop, the participants will be able to:

• Establish the essential clauses and illegal terms of Contract of Service?
  
• Identify the difference between Contract of Service and Contract for Service.
  
• Establish the legal contractual age in Contract of service
  
• Identify when an employment contract is broken?
  
• Handle no show case for recruitment.
  
• Know whether the Sick Leave, Annual Leave and Reservist Training can be used to offset the notice period.
  
• Know whether an Employee resignation be rejected
  
• Define Misconduct
  
• Identify the difference between Termination and Dismissal
  
• Know that Contract of service can or cannot restrict rights of employees to join, participate in or organise trade unions
  
• Establish whether the change of Employer break the continuity of the period of employment
  
• Know the requirements for salary period and time of payment
  
• Identify authorised and unauthorised deduction of salary
  
• Know the requirement of Rest Day and payment or work on Rest day
  
• Establish the Working Hours and its limit
  
• Identify the legal requirements for Public Holidays, Sick Leave and Annual Leave.
  
• Know the Restriction on employment of children and young persons
  
• Establish the Maternity Leave Entitlement
  
• Know what are the changes to the Employment Act
  

Part 1 : Employment Act and Who it covers

• Interpretation
  
• Definition of Managers and Executives
  
• Definition of Workmen
  

Part II : Contract of Service

• Definition of Contract of Service
  
• Starting of Contract of Service
  
• Definition of Contract for Service
  
• Contract of Service vs. Contract for Service
  
• Notice of Termination of Contract
  
• Termination of Contract without notice
  
• Contract broken by Employer and Employee
  
• Offsetting of Annual Leave during Notice Period
  
• Taking of Sick Leave during Notice Period
  
• Using Reservist Period as Notice of Termination
  
• Rejection of Employee Resignation
  
• Termination without notice
  
• Definition of Misconduct
  
• Termination vs Dismissal
  
• Contract of service not to restrict rights of employees to join, participate in or organize trade unions
  
• Change and Transfer of employer

Part III : Payment of Salary

• Fixation of salary period and Time of Payment
  
• Authorised Deduction of Salary
  

Part IV: Rest Days, Hours of Work, Holidays and Other Conditions of Service

• Rest Day
  
• Hours of Work
  
• Public Holidays
  
• Sick Leave
  
• Payment for Work on Rest Day
  
• Overtime Formula
  
• Annual Leave
  
• Employment Dispute
  

Changes to Employment Act

• Better protection for more workers
  
• Flexibility for Employers
  
• Raising Employment Standards - Pay slips & Salary Records
  

Methodology

Lectures, Discussion, Real Examples and Question-and-Answer sessions.

Who Should Attend

HR & Non HR Directors, Managers, Officers, Executives and Assistants who deal with or will be handling people matters.

Duration:

Time 9am - 6pm

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