Employment Permits Act 2024
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Issue of employment permit, information to be specified in permit, etc. | ||
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21. (1) The Minister shall, subject to subsection (5), cause an employment permit granted under section 19 to be issued to— | ||
(a) the foreign national concerned, and | ||
(b) the person referred to in section 19 (2)(b) or section 19 (3), as the case may be. | ||
(2) An employment permit shall specify the following information: | ||
(a) the purpose referred to in section 9 (2) for which the permit is granted; | ||
(b) a description of the employment in respect of which the permit has been granted and a statement of the remuneration and any deductions, where agreed, for board and accommodation or either of them in respect of the employment; | ||
(c) the name of the employer of the foreign national concerned in relation to the employment in respect of which the permit has been granted; | ||
(d) a statement of the requirement under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 that the foreign national concerned be paid the national minimum hourly rate of pay and the effect of subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of section 55 ; | ||
(e) a statement that a new application for the grant of an employment permit may be made in respect of the foreign national concerned subject to, and in accordance with, this Act; | ||
(f) a statement of any conditions attaching to the grant of the employment permit; | ||
(g) any other information that, in the opinion of the Minister, is appropriate. | ||
(3) An employment permit shall include or be accompanied by a summary of the principal employment rights of an employee. | ||
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) are in addition to any other provision of this Act, or any provision of regulations under section 50 (2), specifying matters or information to be included in an employment permit. | ||
(5) An employment permit shall not be issued under subsection (1) in respect of a foreign national to whom an employment permit was previously granted unless the employment permit previously granted— | ||
(a) is no longer in force, or | ||
(b) is cancelled in accordance with section 20 (1) and the date specified in the notice referred to in section 20 (2) has passed. | ||
(6) An employment permit may be issued under this section in electronic form and by such electronic means as may be provided for in regulations made under section 50 (17). |