~~~NEW UPDATES~~~

Update on 19 Apr 2010 From 1 Apr 2010, an eligible adoptive mother who is employed can start consuming the Adoption Leave upon filing her adoption petition to the Court for a Singapore Citizen child, or at the issuance of the In-Principle-Approval (IPA) for the application of a Dependant's Pass for a foreign child,  Please click here for more information. Update on 1 Apr 2010 With effect from 5 Apr 2010, all employers who submit claims for the Government-Paid Childcare Leave Scheme are required to clearly declare the claimable components of the gross rate of pay of their employees according to the Children Development Co-savings Act.  Please click here for more information.  Update on 3 Mar 2010 From 1 Feb 2010, employers can use their own form or IT system to capture the declaration of eligibility by employees for Government-Paid Childcare Leave.  Please click here for more information. Update on 27 Apr 2009 From 1 May 2009, employers can submit up to 2 claims for reimbursement of Government-Paid Maternity Leave.  Please click here for more information. Update on 1 Jan 2009 The online systems to accept claims for reimbursement of Government-Paid Maternity Leave and Government-Paid Childcare Leave are now fully operational.  Please click on the respective link for information on the submission of claim. Click here to submit claim for reimbursement of Government-Paid Maternity Leave Click here to submit claim for reimbursement of Government-Paid Childcare Leave Click here to access the online enquiry system for Government-Paid Childcare Leave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pro-Family Leave Schemes

1     The Government has announced the enhanced Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) package on 20 August 2008.   The enhanced package seeks to foster an overall pro-family environment in Singapore through a broader range of measures that offers great support in both financial and non-financial areas.  This is to enable Singaporeans to have more support in getting married and having and raising children.  As such, the revised package will also extend the relevant benefits to beyond the fourth child.  

2     Juggling a career and a family is not an easy task. The Government recognises the need to develop a more family friendly work environment which provides parents with dedicated time away from the workplace to spend time with their children and family. A workplace which is conducive to balancing the demands of work and family lives of the employee will also motivate him or her to perform better. The result is a high performing organization where staff are loyal and productive, thereby enhancing companies’ business performance.

3     Parents will benefit from the following enhanced/new leave schemes: 

(i)	Government-Paid Maternity Leave scheme - for children born on or after 17 Aug 08
	(applicable for mothers who are employees or self-employed persons)
(ii)	Government-Paid Childcare Leave scheme - for parents with children aged below 7 years on or after 17 Aug 08
	(applicable for both parents who are employees or self-employed persons)
(iii)	Government-Paid Adoption Leave scheme
	(applicable for adoptive mothers who are employees or self-employed persons)
(iv)	Unpaid Infant Care Leave scheme
	(applicable for both parents who are employees)

4     A comparison of the benefits of the previous and enhanced package is presented in the table below.

Comparison of benefits under the previous and enhanced M&P package

(i) Government-Paid Maternity Leave Scheme