(1) An employer shall be bound to provide housing
for any worker he has transferred in order to perform a contract
of employment necessitating the installation of such worker
outside his normal place of residence. Such accommodation shall
be adequate and correspond to the family status of the worker,
and shall satisfy the conditions to be determined by order of the
minister in charge of Labour issued after consultation with the
National Labour Advisory Board.
(2) If no housing is provided, the employer shall be bound to pay
the worker concerned a housing allowance. The minimum rate
and methods of payment shall be fixed by the above-mentioned
order.
(3) The employer shall be bound to ensure a regular supply of
foodstuffs for any worker and his family to whom he provided
accommodation where such a worker cannot produce such
foodstuffs himself. Such supply of foodstuffs shall be subject to
payment at a value to be determined by the order referred to
above.
(4) The facilities provided for in this section shall not be claimable
when wages are not due, except as may be provided in the
regulations in force, or stipulated by mutual agreement between
the parties cocerned.
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In force from 14 August 1992
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