Cap. 452 чл. 23Payment of bonus.

(1) Every employer shall pay, or cause to be paid, to each of his whole-time employees such statutory bonuses in the amount as may either be established by legal notice issued by the Minister of Finance by virtue of this article or as the Government may announce in the General Estimates of any particular year: Provided that such statutory bonuses shall be paid between the 15th and the 30th day of the month of June and between the 15th and 23rd day of the month of December of each year and shall be in the form of a sum of money which, in either case, shall not be less than one-half of that which the Government shall have announced in the general estimates of any particular year as payable by the Government to each of its employees during that year:

Provided further that the employer shall also pay, or cause to be paid, to each of his whole-time employees any income supplements in the amount and at the times as may be established by legal notice issued by the Minister of Finance by virtue of this article:

Provided further that, where any person has been in whole-time employment with any particular employer for a period of less than a year, such employee shall be entitled to receive from his employer, or from any of his employers, a proportionate amount of the bonus or income supplement and for the purposes of this article, the pro rata calculation shall be made on the basis of the annual hours worked: Provided finally that this article shall also apply to apprentices in a manner as may be specified in any applicable scheme under the Employment and Training Services Act.