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Appendix XII

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the total salary due to an employee who terminates his contract of service without giving prior notice to his employer as required under section 10 of this Act, or, if notice has already been given under the said section, but the employee terminates his contract of service without waiting for the expiry of such notice, shall be paid to him before the expiry of the seventh day after the day on which he terminates his contract of service

Provided that the employer may, subject to any order made by a court or the Commissioner to the contrary, deduct from the salary due to the employee such sum as the employee is liable to pay in lieu of prior notice under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 11 of this Act.

Section 25

Payment of salary shall be made on a working day and during working hours at the place of work or at any other place agreed to between the employer and the employee.

Section 27

(1)

The following deductions may be made from the salary

of an employee :-

(a) deductions for absence from work;

(b) deductions for damage to or loss of goods

expressly entrusted to an employee for

custody or for loss of money for which an employee is required to account, where such damage or loss is directly attributable to his neglect or default.

(c) deductions for the actual cost of meals supplied by the employer at the request of the employee;

(d) deductions for house accommodation supplied

by the employer;

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

deductions for such amenities and services supplied by the employer as the Commissioner may authorise;

deductions for recovery of advances or loans for adjustment of overpayments of salary;

deductions for income tax payable by the employee;

deductions of contributions payable by an employer on behalf of an employee under and in accordance with the provisions of the Central Provident Fund Act;