One of its officers worked round the clock for nine consecutive days between Oct 18 and Oct 26 last year. This entailed 20-hour workdays with four hours of break.
Peregrine, which posted its officers at locations including HomeTeamNS Khatib, Keppel Shipyard and 888 Plaza in Woodlands, earlier pleaded guilty to four amalgamated charges under the Employment Act.
This means that each charge covered multiple incidents of the offence that was committed.
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