5 Amazing Things that you do not know about CPF (Part 2). A continuation from the earlier article posted “5 Amazing Things that you do not know about CPF (Part 1), 4 April 2019”.

The following are NOT subjected to CPF:

  1. Token gifts eg benefits-in-kind, gift vouchers given to employees during festive season.
  2. Any payments not related to employment eg retirement gratuity, retrenchment pay, ex-gratia payment, compensation in lieu of notice, severance pay, compensation for loss of employment. Or non-cash gift vouchers given to employees for good performance.
  3. Reimbursement (can be subjected to a capping limit) for holiday expenses incurred by employees based on actual expenditure given to employees as holiday incentives.
  4. Cash award given to employees with more than 5 years’ service and every subsequent period of NOT less than 5 years’ service and the amount given is < the ordinary wages of the employees.
  5. Cash tips collected from customers in hotel and restaurant and taken as miscellaneous income of the Company. Award in kind e.g. token gifts in the form of non-cash vouchers given to employees as good service award.

This article is a continuation from the earlier article “5 Amazing Things that you do not know about CPF (Part 1)” 4 April 2019 for the same payments but subject to CPF.