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CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT CO-SAVINGS
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(c) the duly authorised agent or manager of the employer; and
(d) the person who owns or who is carrying on or is for the time being responsible for the management of the profession, business, trade or work in which the employee is engaged;

"gross rate of pay" means the total amount of money including allowances to which an employee is entitled under her contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in her contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include—

(a) additional payments by way of overtime payments;
(b) additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;
(c) any sum paid to the employee to reimburse her for special expenses incurred by her in the course of her employment;
(d) productivity incentive payments; and
(e) travelling, food or housing allowances;

"member" means a member of the Scheme;

"parent", in relation to a child, includes a legal guardian of the child;

"personal representative" means the executor, original or by representation, or administrator for the time being of a deceased person;

"Scheme" means the Scheme established by the regulations made under section 3;

"self-employed woman" means any woman resident in Singapore who engages in or carries on any trade, business, profession or vocation other than employment under a contract of service and derives income from such trade, business, profession or vocation or such other woman declared by the Minister to be a self-employed woman for the purposes of this Act.