An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/...point-20141223
Day off each fortnight OK?
MY 73-YEAR-OLD mother is employed as a part-time cleaner at a coffee shop. She works five hours a day for seven days a week, and is given only a day off every fortnight.
According to the Employment Act, any worker earning a basic monthly salary of not more than $2,500 is entitled to a weekly day off.
However, I know of many cleaners and foodcourt workers who are given only a day off each fortnight. Is this practice legal? Can the authorities comment?
Lim Suyin (Ms)
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