Section 8
Amendment of section 25a
of Employment (Amendment) Act 2012
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 25a the following section:
“Payment of wages other than through bank 25a. (1) Notwithstanding subsection 25(1), an employer may, upon a written request of the employee, other than a domestic servant, make payment of his employee’s wages—
(a)
in legal tender; or
(b)
by cheque made payable to or to the order of the employee.
(2)
In the case of a domestic servant, the employer shall, upon the request of his domestic servant, obtain approval from the Director General for the payment of wages of the domestic servant to be paid in legal tender or by cheque.
(3)
The request by the employee under subsections (1)
and (2) may be withdrawn by the employee at any time, by notice in writing, to the employer.
(4)
The notice referred to in subsection (3) shall take effect at, but not before, the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the day on which the notice is given.
(5)
The request of the employee to the mode of payment of wages under subsections (1) and (2) shall not be unreasonably withheld by the employer.
(6)
Any dispute arising out of the request by the employee under subsections (1) and (2) shall be referred to the Director
General whose decision on the matter shall be final.
(7)
Section 69 shall not apply in respect of any dispute under subsection (6).”.