Are young children allowed to do minor tasks in Singapore?

You are entitled to 11 paid public holidays a year. If you are required to work on a public holiday, your employer should pay you an extra day’s salary or grant you off in lieu. The 11 gazetted public holidays are New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year – first and second day, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Good Friday, Labour Day, Vesak Day, National Day, Deepavali, Christmas Day.

Lending money to your employees is allowed. It is like lending money to your family. But if you do not trust these persons, you can make an agreement with them so that you can have the right to acquire their possessions if they vanished after not paying. As the owner of the business you can also deduct that to their salaries.

For common work arrangements, your contractual hours of work are as follows: If you work 5 days or less a week your contractu al hours of work are Up to 9 hours per day or 44 hours a week and if you work more than 5 days a week your contractual hours of work are up to 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week. For other work arrangements, your contractual hours of work are as follows: If youwork less than 44 hours every alternate week your contractual hours of work are up to 48 hours a week, but capped at 88 hours in any continuous 2-week period. If you work shifts of up to 12 hours a day your contractual hours of work are uto an average of 44 hours over a continuous 3-week period..Overtime work is all work in excess of the normal hours of work (excluding breaks).You can claim overtime if you are:a non-workman earning up to $2,600.or a workman earning up to $4,500.

Claims usually made by the emplyees are statutory salary related claims from all employees that are covered by the Employment Act, Retirement and Re-employment Act and Child Developmen Co-Saving Act, Contractual salary-related claims not including domestic helpers andpublic servants and wrongful dismissal claims. Claims usually made by the employer are Claims for salary in lieu of notice for all employers.

A contract of service is an agreement in which one person agrees to employ another as an employee and the other person agrees to serve the employer as an employee. It can be in writing, verbal, expressed or implied but to minimize misunderstandings and disputes, the contract should be in writing. All employees under the Employment Act should recieve the key employment terms in writing. Employees should also recieve the KET within 14 days from the start of work.

Filing a personal injury lawsuit against the employer is applicable in this case since he hurt the employee intentionally. He is suppose to indicate a worker's compensation insurance and if he does not, he will be sued to the civil court or the victim can collect money to a state fund. If the employee wanted to add another issue because of the emoitional distress the boss caused, his sentence will lenghten because that is another issue.