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Description

1

Employees must submit a Declaration Form (with documents attached) prior to going on childcare leave. For subsequent application of childcare leave, employees will need to declare that the information is still correct as per the date(s) of child care leave applied for. 

If the employer provides its own internal IT system for declaration, the employee will only need to state all the required information and declare that he/she meets all the criteria.

Employees should maintain their own log card on the dates of the childcare leave taken for employers to check when applying for leave.

2

Employees with adopted and/or stepchildren will also be eligible for childcare leave.  

For a parent with step child, the child must have met all the criteria for GPCL prior to the parents’ divorce.  The step parent will be eligible for childcare leave so long as he/she is married to the child’s parent.

3

The documents required for submission during declaration are :

• Birth certificate of the youngest child;
• Singapore citizenship certificate (for a child who is not born as a Singapore citizen);
• Marriage certificate;

 In addition to all the above documents, employees have to provide the following documents :

-     Adoption Order (for adopted child);

-     Court Order for finalization of divorce (for employees who are divorcees);

-     Death certificate of spouse (for employees who are widows/widowers)

-     Marriage certificate (for employee who is a spouse to a divorcee and step parent to the child)

4

Employees who are not married and/or whose child is not a Singapore citizen at the point of the child’s birth should inform their employer about their circumstances.  If they expect that they will be able to meet the criteria, they should notify their employer about it to work out an arrangement such that from the point when all criteria are met, they will be able to utilize the remaining unconsumed leave. 

5

Employee covered under Employment Act (EA) will still receive 2 days of employer-paid childcare leave per year if they do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Government-Paid Childcare Leave scheme under the Children Development Co-Savings Act (CDCA).  For those who are not covered under the EA and CDCA, there will not be any employer-paid childcare leave provided.

6

Government reimbursement is calculated using the formula below:

(MGP + ECPF) x 12 x No. of days of childcare leave taken (<=3)

No. of working days in a week x 52 weeks

MGP  : monthly gross pay

ECPF : employer’s CPF contribution (14.5%)

7

Employers have to submit the claim for reimbursement within 3 months after :

• the last day of childcare leave taken; or
• the end of the relevant leave period.