Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “additional remuneration”, in relation to an employee, means the appropriate amount determined in accordance with, or specified in, the second column of the Schedule and corresponding to the basic wage or salary payable to the employee as specified in the first column of that Schedule; “appointed day” means 1 July 2008; “authorised officer” means the Permanent Secretary or any public officer authorised by him; “basic wage or salary”— (a) means— (i) in relation to an employee whose basic wage or salary is prescribed, such basic wage or salary, whether or not the employee’s actual wage or salary exceeds the prescribed wage or salary or the employee is remunerated on a piece rate basis or employed on task work; (ii) in relation to an employee in respect of whom no wage or salary is prescribed or agreed upon in his contract of service, the total amount, by whatever name called, earned by him as from the appointed day; A4A – 1 [Issue 2] Additional Remuneration Act 2008 (iii) in every other case, the basic wage or salary agreed upon in his contract of service, whether or not the employee’s actual wage or salary exceeds the agreed wage or salary or the employee is remunerated on a piece rate basis or employed on task work; and (b) includes any previous additional remuneration granted under any enactment; but (c) does not include any allowance, commission or other benefit not forming part of an employee’s wage or salary but given to him in addition to his wage or salary; “employee”— (a) means any person who works or has worked under a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether the contract is express or implied, oral or in writing, and whether the person is paid daily, weekly, monthly or otherwise; but (b) does not include a public officer; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of labour is assigned; “Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of labour.