Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452)
Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 15
15. (1) Except where expressly permitted by the provisions of
this Act or required by any other law, or where ordered by or in
virtue of an order of a competent court, o r permitted in an
agreement entered into between an employer or employers or an
organisation of employers on the one hand and a trade union or
trade unions representative of the employees concerned on the
other, an employer shall not make any deductions nor enter into any
contract with an employee authorising any deductions to be made
from the wages to be paid by the employer to the employee.
(2) Unless expressly provided by or under this Act or any other
law, an employer shall not compute as part of the wages of an
employee any other benefit or income, even though granted or paid
by the employer, which is payable on account of any cause other
than the contract of service.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, at the request
in writing of an employee, the employer may make deductions from
the wages of such employee for the purpose of a superannuation or
thrift scheme or for any purpose in the carrying out of which the
employer has no beneficial financial interest, direct or indirect.
(4) Deductions in the form of direct or indirect payments for
the purpose of obtaining or retaining employment shall not be made
f r o m t h e wag e s o f a n e m p l oy e e b y a n em p l oy e r, o r b y an y
intermediary or labour contractor or recruiter.
Subordinate
contracts of
service.
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