29. Remuneration other than wages

Terms defined in s 2

• approved amenity or approved service

  approved amenity or approved service

  Defined · s 2

  “approved amenity or approved service” means any amenity or service— (a) approved by the Director General under subsection 29(2) on application made to him by an employer for its inclusion in a contract of service; or (b) provided for in any award made by the Industrial Court or in any collective agreement;

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• contract of service

  contract of service

  Defined · s 2

  “contract of service” means any agreement, whether oral or in writing and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve his employer as an employee and includes an apprenticeship contract;

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• Director General

  Director General

  Defined · s 2

  “Director General” means the Director General of Labour appointed under subsection 3(1);

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• employee

  employee

  Defined · s 2

  “employee” means any person or class of persons— (a) included in any category in the First Schedule to the extent specified therein; or (b) in respect of whom the Minister makes an order under subsection (3) or section 2a;

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• employer

  employer

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  “employer” means any person who has entered into a contract of service to employ any other person as an employee and includes the agent, manager or factor of such first mentioned person, and the word “employ”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly;

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• intoxicating liquor

  intoxicating liquor

  Defined · s 2

  “intoxicating liquor” has the same meaning as that assigned to “intoxicating liquor” under section 2 of the Customs Act 1967;

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• Minister

  Minister

  Defined · s 2

  “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for human resources;

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• wages

  wages

  Defined · s 2

  “wages” means basic wages and all other payments in cash payable to an employee for work done in respect of his contract of service but does not include— (a) the value of any house accommodation or the supply of any food, fuel, light or water or medical attendance, or of any approved amenity or approved service; (b) any contribution paid by the employer on his own account to any pension fund, provident fund, superannuation scheme, retrenchment, termination, lay-off or retirement scheme, thrift scheme or any other fund or scheme established for the benefit or welfare of the employee; (c) any travelling allowance or the value of any traveling concession; (d) any sum payable to the employee to defray special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his employment; (e) any gratuity payable on discharge or retirement; or (f) any annual bonus or any part of any annual bonus;

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