1. These Rules are the Employment Claims Rules 2017.
Definitions
1A. In these Rules —
“ACRA” means the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority established by section 3 of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004;
“CorpPass” means the identity authentication service, known as Singapore Corporate Access, by which an entity authenticates its identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a statutory board;
“CorpPass credential” means any username, password or 2‑factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using CorpPass, the identity of an entity;
“electronic system” means the electronic filing and case management system established under rule 3A(1);
“messaging system” means any system that enables the transmission of short text messages or email —
(a)
from a mobile device to another mobile device; or
(b)
from an email address to a mobile device, and the other way around;
“registrar of the State Courts” means the registrar of the State Courts appointed under the State Courts Act 1970, and includes a deputy registrar appointed under that Act;
“relevant Form”, in relation to any purpose for which a specific form is required to be used, means the current version of the relevant form for that purpose, as set out on the website of the electronic system or in the practice directions;
“SingPass” means the identity authentication service, known as Singapore Personal Access, by which an individual authenticates the individual’s identity in order to carry out an online transaction with the Government or a statutory board;
“SingPass credential” means any username, password or 2‑factor authentication detail required to authenticate, using SingPass, the identity of an individual;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday.
Application of Rules
2.—(1) These Rules apply to —
(a)
all proceedings under Part 3 of the Act; and
(b)
every application to a District Court under section 7(2) or (4) of the Act.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Rules of Court 2021 do not apply to the following:
(a)
any proceedings before a tribunal or the Registrar;
(b)
any procedure for proceedings in a District Court or in the General Division of the High Court for which provision is made in these Rules.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not affect the application of Order 23 of the Rules of Court 2021 to committal proceedings before a tribunal.
Forms and documents
3.—(1) Unless a tribunal, the Registrar or a court directs otherwise, every relevant Form or document relating to proceedings before a tribunal, the Registrar or a court must be submitted through the electronic system.
(2) Every relevant Form must contain such particulars, and be accompanied by such documents, as may be specified by the tribunal, the Registrar or the court or in the relevant Form.
(3) Any relevant Form may be used in any particular case with such variations as the circumstances of that case require.
