Section 105F
Termination, lay-off and retirement benefits
of Labour Ordinance [Sarawak Cap. 76]
The Minister may by rules made under this Ordinance provide for the entitlement of employees to, and for the payment by employers of—
(a)
termination benefits;
(b)
lay-off benefits; or
(c)
retirement benefits.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), rules made by virtue of subsection (1) may provide—
(a)
for the definition of the expressions “termination benefits”,
“lay-off benefits”, or “retirement benefits”, as the case may be, and for the circumstances in which the same shall be payable;
(b)
for the application thereof to employees who were in employment under a contract of service immediately before the commencement of such rules and who continue in such employment after such commencement;
(c)
for the application thereof to all employees generally or to any particular class, category or description of employees;
(d)
for the exclusion from the application thereof of any particular employee or employees or any class, category or description of employees; and
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(e)
for the payment of different rates or amounts of termination benefits, lay-off benefits or retirement benefits, as the case may be, to different classes, categories or descriptions of employees.