THE STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CO-SAVINGS ACT 2001
2020 REVISED EDITION This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021. Prepared and Published by THE LAW REVISION COMMISSION UNDERTHE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS ACT 1983
An Act to encourage married persons in Singapore to have more children, to facilitate the provision of cash grants and the making of financial provision for the development of children, to enable financial provision to be made for children of parents who have been granted a divorce, a judicial separation or an annulment of marriage, and for matters connected therewith. [13/2011] [1 April 2001]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART 1 PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation PART 2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CO-SAVINGS SCHEME 3. Establishment of Child Development Co-Savings Scheme to assist families 4. Compulsory substitution of trustee 5. Protection of benefits 6. Moneys payable on death of member 7. Approved persons 8. Recovery of payment by Government PART 3 LEAVE AND BENEFITS 9. Length of maternity benefit period, etc., for female employee or self-employed woman 9A. Eligibility criteria and cap in respect of maternity benefits 10. Reimbursement from Government for maternity benefits 10A. [Repealed] 11. [Repealed] 12. Application of certain provisions of Employment Act 1968 12A. Adoption benefits for eligible adoptive mothers 12AA. Adoption leave for female employee 12AB. Adoption leave for self-employed woman 12AC. Eligibility criteria for adoption leave and benefits Section 12AD. Reimbursement from, or payment by, Government for adoption leave 12B. Childcare leave and extended childcare leave and benefits for parent of qualifying child 12C. Reimbursement from Government for childcare leave 12CA. Reimbursement from Government for extended childcare leave 12D. Unpaid infant care leave for parent of qualifying child 12E. Length of benefit period, etc., in respect of shared parental leave 12F. Eligibility criteria and cap in respect of shared parental leave benefits 12G. Reimbursement from Government for shared parental leave benefits 12H. Length of benefit period, etc., in respect of paternity leave 12HA. Paternity benefits for eligible fathers 12I. Eligibility criteria and cap in respect of paternity leave benefits 12J. Reimbursement from Government for paternity leave benefits 12JA. Reimbursement of employer by Government for extra paternity leave granted to employee, etc. 12K. [Repealed] 12KA. [Repealed] 12KB. [Repealed] 12KC. [Repealed] 12L. Payments to include holidays 12M. No payment under this Part on certain days for employee on leave of absence without pay 12N. Recovery by employer or Government due to defaulting event 12O. Recovery by Government in other circumstances 13. Exclusion of certain classes of persons PART 4 MISCELLANEOUS 14. Disputes 15. Notification of change of residence 15A. Powers to verify statement, document or information, etc. 16. False or misleading statement 17. Offences and penalties 18. Holding out as approved person 18A. Offence by body corporate 19. Composition of offences Section 20. Regulations 21. Class exemption 22. Exemption on application The Schedule — Weekly index
This Act is the Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001.[13/2011]
“adoptive father” includes a man who — (a) applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; or (b) has obtained a dependant’s pass for a child whom he intends to adopt in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; “adoptive mother” includes a woman who — (a) applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; or (b) has obtained a dependant’s pass for a child whom she intends to adopt in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; “approved person” means a person approved by the Minister as an approved person under the regulations made under section 7; “bank account” means a bank account opened under the regulations made under section 3; “benefit period”, in relation to a female employee to whom subsection (1), (1A) or (1B) of section 9 applies, means the period that she is entitled under the applicable subsection to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay; “confinement” means the delivery of one or more children (including a stillborn child) from one pregnancy; “dependant’s pass”, in relation to a child, means a dependant’s pass issued in respect of the child under regulations made under the Immigration Act 1959 to enable the child to remain, or to enter and remain, in Singapore for the purposes of adoption under the Adoption of Children Act 1939, and includes a document evidencing that the application for the dependant’s pass has been approved; “Director” means a public officer appointed by the Minister for the purposes of administering any provision of this Act; “eligibility date”, in relation to an application to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children, means — (a) if the child is a citizen of Singapore, the date on which the application to adopt the child is made; or (b) if the child is not a citizen of Singapore, the date on which a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child; “employed outside Singapore” means employed outside Singapore under a contract of service with an employer outside Singapore; “employee” means any person who has entered into or works under a contract of service with an employer in Singapore, and includes a workman as defined in the Employment Act 1968 and any officer or employee of the Government; “employer” means any person who employs another person under a contract of service and includes — (a) the Government; (b) any statutory authority; (c) the duly authorised agent or manager of the employer; and (d) the person who owns or who is carrying on or is for the time being responsible for the management of the profession, business, trade or work in which the employee is engaged; “estimated delivery date” means the estimated delivery date of a child as certified by a medical practitioner; “gross rate of pay” means the total amount of money (including allowances) to which an employee is entitled under the employee’s contract of service, either for working for a period of time (that is, for an hour, a day, a week or a month, or for any other period, that may be stated or implied in the contract of service) or for each completed piece or task of work, but does not include any of the following: (a) additional payments by way of overtime payments; (b) additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements; (c) any sum paid to the employee to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred by the employee in the course of the employee’s employment; (d) productivity incentive payments; (e) travelling, food or housing allowances; “lost income”, in relation to a period during which a self‑employed man or self‑employed woman ceased to be actively engaged in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation, means the income that he or she would otherwise have derived from that trade, business, profession or vocation had he or she continued to be actively engaged in that trade, business, profession or vocation during that period; “medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997; “member” means a member of the Scheme; “natural father”, in relation to a child, includes a person who is identified in the registration of the birth of the child as the father of the child; “parent”, in relation to a child, includes a legal guardian of the child; “part-time employee” has the meaning given by section 66A(1) of the Employment Act 1968; “personal representative” means the executor (original or by representation) or administrator for the time being of a deceased person; “productivity incentive payment” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Employment Act 1968; “PSE account” has the meaning given by the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act 1992; “Scheme” means the Child Development Co-Savings Scheme established by the regulations made under section 3; “self-employed man” means any man resident in Singapore who engages in or carries on any trade, business, profession or vocation other than employment under a contract of service and derives income from that trade, business, profession or vocation, or any other man declared by the Minister to be a self‑employed man for the purposes of this Act; “self‑employed outside Singapore” means engaged in, or carrying on, any trade, business, profession or vocation other than employment under a contract of service, and deriving income from that trade, business, profession or vocation, while resident outside Singapore; “self-employed woman” means any woman resident in Singapore who engages in or carries on any trade, business, profession or vocation other than employment under a contract of service and derives income from that trade, business, profession or vocation or any other woman declared by the Minister to be a self‑employed woman for the purposes of this Act; “specified event”, in relation to a woman, means — (a) the woman’s confinement; (b) the making of an application by the woman to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children, if — (i) the woman is not the child’s natural mother; and (ii) at the time of the application, the child — (A) is below 12 months of age; and (B) is a citizen of Singapore; (c) the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of a child whom the woman intends to adopt in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children, if — (i) the woman is not the child’s natural mother; and (ii) at the time the dependant’s pass is issued, the child — (A) is below 12 months of age; and (B) is not a citizen of Singapore; (d) the adoption of a child by the woman under any foreign law relating to the adoption of children, if — (i) the woman is not the child’s natural mother; and (ii) at the time of the adoption, the child is below 12 months of age; “stillborn child” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021; [Act 19 of 2021 wef 29/05/2022] “weekly index”, in relation to a male or female employee or a self‑employed man or self‑employed woman, means his or her number of work days per week determined in accordance with the Schedule. [42/2004; 9/2007; 52/2007; 28/2008; 13/2011; 12/2013; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) if the relevant specified event occurs before 1 November 2021, any previous specified event of the woman is to be disregarded if, at the time of the relevant specified event, either of the following applies to each child from the previous specified event: (i) the child is dead or was a stillborn child; (ii) the child has been adopted by another person (other than jointly with the woman); (aa) if the relevant specified event occurs on or after 1 November 2021, any previous specified event of the woman is to be disregarded if, at the time of the relevant specified event, each child from that previous specified event has been adopted by another person (other than jointly with the woman); and (b) any previous specified event involving an application by the woman to adopt a child is to be disregarded if, at the time of the relevant specified event, the application has been withdrawn or refused. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the person is taken to have attained a particular age expressed in years on the relevant anniversary of the person’s birth; (b) a reference to the anniversary of the birth of the person in paragraph (a) is a reference to the day on which the anniversary occurs; and (c) where a person was born on 29 February in any year, then, in any subsequent year that is not a leap year, the anniversary of that person’s birth is taken to be 28 February in that subsequent year. [19/2021]
(a) a person’s entitlement under this Act to leave or to be absent from work; or (b) a person’s cessation of active engagement in any trade, business, profession or vocation for which the person is entitled to claim lost income under this Act, the period ceases on and excludes the day of the person’s death. [19/2021]
(a) to encourage married women to have more children, by the provision of financial assistance for the development of the children of families through a co-savings arrangement; (aa) to provide financial assistance for the development of any other child through a co‑savings arrangement; (b) to facilitate the provision of cash grants made by the Government from time to time for the development of children; (c) to facilitate the making of financial provision for the development of a child, whether or not the child is eligible for a co‑savings arrangement, through the making of contributions to the child’s bank account by or on behalf of any parent of the child; and (d) to make financial provision for a child whose parents have obtained a judgment for the dissolution or annulment of their marriage or judicial separation, through the transfer of matrimonial assets divided between the parents by a court pursuant to the divorce, annulment or judicial separation proceedings into the child’s bank account. [13/2011; 17/2016]
(a) different types of membership of the Scheme, and the eligibility criteria, benefits and terms and conditions for each type of membership of the Scheme; (b) the appointment of one or more managing agents responsible for the operation and administration of the Scheme and the powers, functions and duties of the managing agents, including the duty of the managing agents to comply with any requirement relating to confidentiality of information; (c) the payment of contributions to the Scheme by or on behalf of any parent of a member, whether or not the member is eligible for a co‑savings arrangement; (d) the payment of moneys to a member, and the amount, mode, manner and terms and conditions of any such payment; (e) the opening of and the type of bank account for each member into which moneys will be paid; (f) the suspension or termination of such bank account and the circumstances in which the account may be suspended or terminated; (g) the terms and conditions governing the relationship between the bank at which a bank account under the Scheme is opened and maintained and the member and the trustee of the bank account; (h) the purposes for which the moneys paid under the Scheme can be utilised and the terms and conditions subject to which withdrawals of the moneys can be made; (i) the transfer of any moneys standing to the credit of a member in his or her bank account to his or her PSE account or one or more other accounts opened for the member’s benefit as may be prescribed, or the withdrawal of such moneys, at such time, in such manner and in such circumstances, as may be prescribed; (j) the consequences for any breach of the regulations, including making any act or omission in contravention of the regulations an offence and prescribing penalties for such offence not exceeding a fine of $20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both; and (k) different provisions in respect of a child eligible for membership of the Scheme whose parents have not attained the age of majority. [9/2007; 52/2007; 13/2011; 17/2016; 19/2021]
(a) where the custody, care and control of the member is granted (under an order of court or by agreement between the parents of the member) to the parent of the member who is not the trustee, be substituted with the parent to whom custody, care and control has been granted; (b) where the care and control of the member is granted (under an order of court or by agreement between the parents of the member) to the parent of the member who is not the trustee, be substituted with the parent to whom care and control has been granted, even though custody of the member remains with the parent who is the trustee; (c) where the custody, care and control, or care and control, of the member is granted (under an order of court or by agreement between the parents of the member) to a person other than the parents of the member, be substituted with the person granted custody, care and control, or care and control, of the member; (d) where the member is legally adopted by any person, be substituted with the adopter of the member; (da) where the circumstances in paragraph (e), (f) or (g) exist in relation to the trustee and the member has a legal guardian, be substituted with that legal guardian instead of the substitute trustee mentioned in any of those paragraphs; (e) where the trustee is dead, be substituted with the trustee’s personal representative; (f) where the trustee is no longer able to act as trustee by reason that the trustee lacks capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2008) to exercise the trustee’s functions as trustee, be substituted with — (i) a donee of a lasting power of attorney granted by the trustee under that Act, and under which the trustee confers on the donee authority either to make decisions concerning the trustee’s property and affairs or to exercise the functions as trustee; (ii) a deputy appointed or deemed to be appointed for the trustee by the court under that Act, and who is conferred power either to make decisions concerning the trustee’s property and affairs or to exercise the functions as trustee; or (iii) if there is no such donee or deputy, a person nominated by the Minister; (g) where the trustee is unable or unwilling to act as trustee for any other reason — (i) be substituted with the person nominated by the trustee and approved by the Minister to act in the place of the existing trustee; or (ii) if no person was nominated to act in place of the existing trustee, be substituted with a person appointed by a Director until sub‑paragraph (i) applies; (h) where the trustee is a parent of the member and both parents of the member agree to his or her substitution as trustee, be substituted with a person whom both parents have nominated to act in place of the existing trustee; (i) where the trustee is not a parent of the member, and both parents of the member and the trustee agree to the substitution of that trustee, be substituted with a person whom both parents have nominated to act in place of the existing trustee; and (j) where the trustee is a parent (A) of the member, and the other parent (B) of the member is of the opinion that circumstances exist such that A is unable to act as trustee and A’s agreement for A’s substitution as trustee cannot practically be obtained, be substituted with B or a trustee nominated by B to act in place of A if a Director is satisfied that those circumstances exist. [21/2008; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the payment by the parent does not constitute a “matrimonial asset” within the meaning of section 112 of the Women’s Charter 1961; (b) the payment by the parent does not constitute a transaction at an undervalue or an unfair preference under section 361 or 362 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, or form part of the estate of a parent who has been adjudicated bankrupt; and (c) the moneys in the member’s bank account are not assignable or liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim. [52/2007; 40/2018]
(a) the Intestate Succession Act 1967, if the member was not a Muslim at the time of death; or (b) section 112 of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966, if the member was a Muslim at the time of death. [2/2012]
(a) prescribe the manner in which applications for approval as an approved person may be made, or provide for the circumstances in which the Minister may appoint an approved person without such applications being made; (b) provide for the refund of any payment made to an approved person under the Scheme (including the circumstances for refund and the manner of refund); (c) require the approved person to execute a security bond as a precondition for such approval; (d) specify any other terms and conditions subject to which the approval of the Minister is granted; (e) provide for the circumstances in which approval granted to a person is revoked, and other circumstances in which the approval may be suspended or revoked by the Minister; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (f) empower a Director to require an approved person to appoint an auditor to conduct an audit of the approved person’s compliance with this Act, its regulations or any terms and conditions of approval applicable to that person, and to make provision for other matters with respect to such audit; and [19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (g) specify duties of officers and employees of an approved person. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) made in reliance on any false or misleading statement, document or information made or provided by a parent of the member or any other person; (b) made by reason of any error (however caused); or (c) utilised for purposes not authorised by the Scheme, the Government may — (d) recover that payment from any moneys standing to the credit of the member’s bank account; (e) deduct or set off the amount of that payment from any other payment made or to be made by the Government under the Scheme or a prescribed scheme to the member’s bank account; (f) deduct or set off the amount of that payment from any other payment made or to be made by the Government under a prescribed scheme to a parent of the member or a person nominated by the parent; (g) where the payment was made on account of any false or misleading statement, document or information made or provided by, or any error caused or permitted to be caused by, a parent of the member or any other person (called the person in default), recover that payment from the person in default as a civil debt; or (h) recover that payment from a parent or legal guardian of the member as a civil debt, even if he or she is not the person in default under paragraph (g), if the Government is unable to recover that payment under paragraph (d) or (g) or make the deduction or set‑off under paragraph (e) or (f). [19/2021]
(a) require the trustee or approved person (as the case may be) to refund the amount so utilised to the member’s bank account, or if there is no longer a bank account under the Scheme to which the refund may be made, to such other account for the member’s benefit as a Director may determine; and (b) where the approved person, the trustee or any other person had deposited moneys into the member’s bank account for the purpose of facilitating such utilisation for unauthorised purposes, recover as a civil debt from that approved person, trustee or other person (as the case may be) any contributions made by the Government under a co‑savings arrangement mentioned in section 3(3) relating to such deposited moneys. [19/2021]
(a) during — (i) the period of 4 weeks immediately before her confinement; and (ii) the period of 12 weeks immediately after her confinement; (b) during a period of 16 weeks, as agreed to by her and her employer, commencing — (i) not earlier than 28 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and (ii) not later than the day of her confinement; or (c) during — (i) a period of 8 weeks, as agreed to by her and her employer, commencing — (A) not earlier than 28 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and (B) not later than the day of her confinement; and (ii) one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 8 times the employee’s weekly index or 48 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement, and for that period of her absence from work, she is entitled to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay. [42/2004; 9/2007; 28/2008; 12/2013; 26/2013; 33/2016]
(a) delivers a child who is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth; (b) satisfies the requirements of section 9A(1A); and (c) absents herself from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act 1968, is entitled — (i) where section 76(1)(a) of the Employment Act 1968 applies and her confinement during which the child is delivered is her first or second specified event — (A) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the first 4 weeks of the period referred to in section 76(1)(a)(ii) of that Act (called in this paragraph the specified period) — (AA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the last 4 weeks of the specified period; and (AB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the end of the specified period, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); (B) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the first 4 weeks of, but within, the specified period — (BA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the specified period; and (BB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the end of the specified period, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); or (C) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within a period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the specified period ends, to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); (ii) where section 76(1)(a) of the Employment Act 1968 applies and her confinement during which the child is delivered is her third or subsequent specified event — (A) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period referred to in section 76(1)(a)(ii) of that Act (called in this paragraph the specified period) — (AA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the specified period; and (AB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the end of the specified period, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); or (B) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within a period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the specified period ends, to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); (iii) where section 76(1)(b) of the Employment Act 1968 applies and her confinement during which the child is delivered is her first or second specified event — (A) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the first 8 weeks of the period referred to in section 76(1)(b) of that Act (called in this paragraph the specified period) — (AA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the last 4 weeks of the specified period; and (AB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the end of the specified period, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); (B) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the first 8 weeks of, but within, the specified period — (BA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the specified period; and (BB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the end of the specified period, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); or (C) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within a period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the specified period ends, to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); (iv) where section 76(1)(b) of the Employment Act 1968 applies and her confinement during which the child is delivered is her third or subsequent specified event — (A) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period referred to in section 76(1)(b) of that Act (called in this paragraph the specified period) — (AA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the specified period; and (AB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the end of the specified period, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); or (B) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within a period of 4 weeks commencing immediately after the specified period ends, to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for a further period of 4 weeks commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); (iva) where section 76(1)(a) or (b) of the Employment Act 1968 applies, and the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the period of 16 weeks, which commences on the first day on which she exercised her entitlement under section 76(1)(a) or (b) (as the case may be) of that Act, but within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement — (A) to absent herself from work for a further period of 4 weeks commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, or for the agreed flexible period mentioned in subsection (1AA); and (B) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the further period of 4 weeks or the agreed flexible period under sub‑paragraph (A); (v) where section 76(1)(c) of the Employment Act 1968 applies and her confinement during which the child is delivered is her first or second specified event — (A) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 76(1)(c)(i) of that Act (called in this paragraph the eight‑week period) — (AA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for every period referred to in section 76(1)(c)(ii) of that Act; and (AB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or 24 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; or (B) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the eight‑week period — (BA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for every period referred to in section 76(1)(c)(ii) of that Act commencing on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore; and (BB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or 24 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must commence on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; or (vi) where section 76(1)(c) of the Employment Act 1968 applies and her confinement during which the child is delivered is her third or subsequent specified event — (A) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 8 weeks referred to in section 76(1)(c)(i) of that Act (called in this paragraph the eight‑week period) — (AA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the eight‑week period, and for every period referred to in section 76(1)(c)(ii) of that Act; and (AB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or 24 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; or (B) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the eight‑week period — (BA) to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for every period referred to in section 76(1)(c)(ii) of that Act commencing on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore; and (BB) to absent herself from work and receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or 24 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must commence on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement. [28/2008; 12/2013; 26/2013; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) each period is of a duration agreed between a female employee and her employer; (b) the total duration of the period (if only one), or all the periods, is equal to 4 times the employee’s weekly index, or 24 days, whichever is the lower; and (c) the period (if only one), or all the periods, must commence on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and must end on or before the last day of the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement relating to that child. [19/2021]
(a) delivers a child who is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth; (b) satisfies the requirements of section 9A(1A); and (c) is not entitled to absent herself from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act 1968, is entitled to absent herself from work during, and to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay for — (i) the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the period of 16 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement; (ii) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 8 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement — (A) the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the period of 8 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement; and (B) one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 8 times the employee’s weekly index or 48 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; or (iii) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the period of 8 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement, one or more than one period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 8 times the employee’s weekly index or 48 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must commence on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and be taken within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement. [28/2008; 12/2013; 26/2013; 33/2016]
(a) to receive, in addition to her gross rate of pay for that day, an amount that is equivalent to a day’s pay at the gross rate of pay; or (b) to absent herself from work on another day at the end of the benefit period. [42/2004]
(a) the entitlement (or the balance of that entitlement) under subsection (1), (1A) or (1B) (as the case may be) to absent herself from work; (b) the entitlement to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay in respect of the forfeited period of absence from work under paragraph (a). [19/2021]
(a) a period mentioned in subsection (1)(c)(ii), (1A)(v)(A)(AB) or (B)(BB) or (vi)(A)(AB) or (B)(BB) or (1B)(ii)(B) or (iii); or (b) the agreed flexible period applicable to her under subsection (1A), she forfeits the following upon the termination of her employment: (c) the entitlement (or the balance of that entitlement) to absent herself from work during any of the applicable periods mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); (d) the entitlement to receive payment from her employer at her gross rate of pay in respect of the forfeited period of absence from work under paragraph (c). [19/2021]
(a) satisfies the requirements of section 9A(1); (b) ceases to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation — (i) during — (A) the period of 4 weeks immediately before her confinement; and (B) the period of 12 weeks immediately after her confinement; (ii) during a period of 16 weeks commencing — (A) not earlier than 28 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and (B) not later than the day of her confinement; or (iii) during — (A) a period of 8 weeks commencing — (AA) not earlier than 28 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and (AB) not later than the day of her confinement; and (B) one or more than one later period — (BA) all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 8 times her weekly index or 48 days (whichever is the lower); and (BB) all of which are within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; and (c) has lost any income by reason of her ceasing to be actively engaged in that trade, business, profession or vocation, is entitled to claim from the Government her lost income for the applicable period mentioned in subsection (5). [33/2016]
(a) delivers a child who is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth; (b) satisfies the requirements of section 9A(1A); (c) ceases to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation — (i) during the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the period of 16 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement; (ii) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 8 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement, during — (A) the period commencing on the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and ending on the last day of the period of 8 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement; and (B) one or more than one later period — (BA) all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 8 times her weekly index or 48 days (whichever is the lower); and (BB) all of which are within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; or (iii) if the child becomes a citizen of Singapore after the period of 8 weeks commencing on the day of her confinement, during one or more than one period, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 8 times her weekly index or 48 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which commence on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore and are within the period of 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement; and (d) has lost any income by reason of her ceasing to be actively engaged in that trade, business, profession or vocation, is entitled to claim from the Government her lost income for the applicable period mentioned in subsection (5). [33/2016]
(a) if her confinement mentioned in subsection (4) or (4A) is her first or second specified event — (i) under subsection (4), for the period of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation which is after the first 8 weeks of the cessation; or (ii) under subsection (4A), for a period of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation which — (A) does not exceed 8 weeks; and (B) is after a period of 8 weeks commencing not earlier than 28 days immediately preceding the date of that confinement, during which she ceases to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation; and (b) if her confinement mentioned in subsection (4) or (4A) is her third or subsequent specified event, under subsection (4) or (4A), for the whole period of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation. [9/2007; 28/2008; 33/2016]
(a) an amount equivalent to 56 days of her total income during such period before delivery as may be prescribed, where her confinement during which the child is delivered is her first or second specified event; or (b) an amount equivalent to 112 days of her total income during such period before delivery as may be prescribed, where her confinement during which the child is delivered is her third or subsequent specified event. [12/2013; 33/2016]
(a) she is also a female employee who is entitled to absent herself from work or to receive payment from her employer under subsection (1), (1A) or (1B), in respect of the same confinement, regardless of whether she has forfeited the whole or part of her entitlement to absent herself from work or to receive payment from her employer under subsection (2A), (3) or (3A), as the case may be; (b) she is also a self-employed woman who is entitled to claim from the Government her lost income under subsection (4) or (4A), in respect of the same confinement; or (c) she is also a female employee who, before her child became a citizen of Singapore, is entitled to absent herself from work or to receive payment from any employer under section 76 of the Employment Act 1968, in respect of the same confinement, regardless of whether she has forfeited the whole or part of her entitlement to absent herself from work or to receive payment from the employer under section 76(5A) or (6) of that Act. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) upon the completion of her contract of service; (b) on the ground of redundancy or by reason of any reorganisation of her employer’s profession, business, trade or work. [19/2021]
(a) in the case of a female employee who is or was employed by one or more employers in that period, the total gross rate of pay which she is entitled to receive from all her employers in respect of that period; (b) in relation to a woman who is or was self‑employed, the income she derived from her trade, business, profession or vocation during the prescribed period; and (c) in relation to a woman who is or was both a female employee and a self‑employed woman in that period, the aggregate of — (i) the total gross rate of pay which she is entitled to receive from all her employers in respect of the period she was employed during the prescribed period; and (ii) the income she derived from her trade, business, profession or vocation, where she was self‑employed, during the prescribed period. [12/2013]
(a) upon the making of any representations to the Minister charged with the responsibility for manpower under section 35 of the Industrial Relations Act 1960, that Minister is satisfied that the female employee was dismissed with just cause or excuse by that employer before her confinement; (b) an Employment Claims Tribunal has decided, after hearing a claim mentioned in section 14(2) or 84(2) of the Employment Act 1968, that the female employee was dismissed with just cause or excuse, or for sufficient cause, by that employer before her confinement; or (c) any other court of competent jurisdiction in Singapore has decided that the female employee was dismissed with just cause or excuse, or for sufficient cause, by that employer before her confinement. [55/2018; 19/2021]
(a) her confinement in respect of a child occurs, or the estimated delivery date for her confinement is, on or after 1 January 2017, or (in the case of a stillborn child) on or after 1 November 2021; (b) a child delivered during her confinement is a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, or (in the case of a stillborn child) would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth; (c) in the case of a female employee, she has served her employer for a period of at least 3 months before the day of her confinement; and (d) in the case of a self-employed woman, she has been carrying on her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of at least 3 months before the day of her confinement. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) her confinement occurs, or the estimated delivery date for her confinement is, on or after 1 January 2017; (b) a child delivered during her confinement — (i) is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth; but (ii) becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; (c) in the case of a female employee, she has served her employer for a period of at least 3 months before the day of her confinement; and (d) in the case of a self-employed woman, she has been carrying on her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of at least 3 months before the day of her confinement. [33/2016]
(a) her confinement in respect of a child occurs, or the estimated delivery date for her confinement is, on or after 1 January 2017, or (in the case of a stillborn child) on or after 1 November 2021; (b) a child delivered during her confinement — (i) is a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, or (in the case of a stillborn child) would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth; or (ii) is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, but becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; (c) for at least 90 days in the aggregate during the period of 12 months immediately before the day of her confinement, she has been employed by one or more employers, self‑employed or both (whether in Singapore or outside Singapore); and (d) in the case of a woman who has been employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore, she — (i) is resident in Singapore, and is no longer employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore (as the case may be), on the day of her confinement; and (ii) opts to do either or both of the following: (A) use any period during the 12 months immediately before the day of her confinement when she was employed outside Singapore, or was self‑employed outside Singapore, to satisfy the requirement in paragraph (c); (B) use her income during any period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A) to calculate her total income for the purposes of section 9(5A). [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the aggregate number of days need not immediately precede the day of her confinement; (b) Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are included, in the case of a female employee who is or was employed by an employer for a continuous period, or a self‑employed woman who is or was engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period; (c) in the case of a female employee who is or was a daily‑rated employee, the number of days is the actual number of days in which the female employee had worked; (d) in the case of a self-employed woman who is or was engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation for a non‑continuous period, the number of days is the actual number of days in which the self‑employed woman was engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation; and (e) where 2 or more periods of employment overlap, the overlapping periods are counted only once. [12/2013; 33/2016]
(a) if her confinement is her first or second specified event — (i) an amount that does not exceed $10,000 for every period of absence specified in each of the following sub‑paragraphs: (A) where the amount is paid under section 9(1) in respect of her absence from work under section 9(1)(a) or (b) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under section 9(1)(a) or (b) (as the case may be) after the first 8 weeks of such absence; (B) where the amount is paid under section 9(1) in respect of her absence from work under section 9(1)(c)(ii) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under that provision after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work under section 9(1)(c)(i); (C) where the amount is paid under section 9(1A)(i) or (iii) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under that provision or under section 76(1)(a) or (b) of the Employment Act 1968 (as the case may be) after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work under section 76(1)(a) or (b) of that Act; (D) where the amount is paid under section 9(1A)(iva) or (1B)(ii)(B) or (iii) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under any of those provisions; (E) where the amount is paid under section 9(1A)(v)(A)(AA) or (B)(BA) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under section 76(1)(c)(ii) of the Employment Act 1968 after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work under section 76(1)(c)(i) of that Act; (F) where the amount is paid under section 9(1A)(v)(A)(AB) or (B)(BB) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under that provision after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work under section 76(1)(c)(i) of the Employment Act 1968; (G) where the amount is paid under section 9(1B)(i) — every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work under that provision after the first 8 weeks of such absence; and (ii) in any case, an amount that does not exceed a total of $20,000 for the period of absence (if only one), or all the periods of absence, under sub‑paragraph (i)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) or (G), whichever is applicable; (b) if her confinement is her third or subsequent specified event and the amount is paid under section 9(1) in respect of any period of absence under section 9(1)(a), (b) or (c)(i) or (ii), or paid under section 9(1A)(ii), (iv), (iva) or (vi) or (1B)(i), (ii)(A) or (B) or (iii) — (i) an amount that does not exceed $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her absence from work; and (ii) in any case, an amount that does not exceed a total of $40,000 for the period of absence (if only one) under sub‑paragraph (i), or all the periods of absence under that sub‑paragraph, whichever is applicable. [19/2021]
(a) under section 9(5)(a), if her confinement is her first or second specified event, is an amount that does not exceed — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times her weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation — (A) under section 9(4)(b)(i) or (ii), which period is after the first 8 weeks of such cessation; (B) under section 9(4)(b)(iii)(B), which period is after the first 8 weeks of such cessation under section 9(4)(b)(iii)(A); (C) under section 9(4A)(c)(i) or (ii)(A), which period is after the period of 8 weeks mentioned in section 9(5)(a)(ii)(B); or (D) under section 9(4A)(c)(ii)(B) or (iii), which period is after the period of 8 weeks mentioned in section 9(5)(a)(ii)(B); and (ii) in any case, a total of $20,000 for the period of cessation (if only one), or all the periods of cessation, under sub‑paragraph (i)(A), (B), (C) or (D), whichever is applicable; and (b) under section 9(5)(b), if her confinement is her third or subsequent specified event, is an amount that does not exceed — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times her weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation under section 9(4)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii)(A) or (B) or (4A)(c)(i), (ii)(A) or (B) or (iii); and (ii) in any case, a total of $40,000 for the period (if only one) under sub‑paragraph (i), or all the periods under that sub‑paragraph, whichever is applicable. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) is an amount that does not exceed $10,000 for every 28 days; and (b) is to be reduced, in the case of a female employee, in accordance with any regulations made under section 20, if — (i) the female employee’s employer — (A) has paid or is required to pay the female employee any amount in respect of her confinement; and (B) is entitled to claim, or has claimed, reimbursement from the Government for such payment under section 10 (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); (ii) where the female employee has made an election under section 12E(5) for the natural father or adoptive father of the child delivered during her confinement to take shared parental leave or claim lost income in respect of the child — (A) the father’s employer — (AA) has paid or is required to pay the father an amount under section 12E(2) for shared parental leave in respect of the child; and (AB) the employer is entitled, upon such payment, to claim reimbursement from the Government under section 12G(1) (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); or (B) the father is entitled to claim his lost income under section 12E(3) in respect of the child for ceasing to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); or (iii) the female employee’s employment is terminated upon completion of her contract of service, and she failed to exercise any part of her entitlement under this Act to be absent from work before the date of completion of her contract. [33/2016; 19/2021]
“female employee” includes any woman who — (a) is employed outside Singapore before her confinement; but (b) on the day of her confinement, is resident in Singapore and is no longer employed outside Singapore; “self-employed woman” includes any woman who — (a) is self-employed outside Singapore before her confinement; but (b) on the day of her confinement, is resident in Singapore and is no longer self‑employed outside Singapore. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) if the employee’s confinement is her first or second specified event, for — (i) the amount paid to the employee — (A) under section 9(1) for the period of her absence from work under that provision which is after the first 8 weeks of such absence; (B) under section 9(1A) for such period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act 1968, or under section 9(1A), after the first 8 weeks of her absence from work under section 76(1) of that Act as she is entitled to receive payment under section 9(1A); or (C) under section 9(1B) — (CA) for the whole period of her absence from work under that provision, if that period does not exceed 8 weeks; or (CB) if that period exceeds 8 weeks, for a period of 8 weeks of her absence from work under that provision; and (ii) any contribution made by the employer under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of the amount mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages; and (b) if the employee’s confinement is her third or subsequent specified event, for — (i) the amount paid to the employee — (A) under section 9(1) or (1B) for the whole period of her absence from work under that provision; or (B) under section 9(1A) for such period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act 1968, or under section 9(1A), as she is entitled to receive payment under section 9(1A); and (ii) any contribution made by the employer under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of the amount mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages. [33/2016]
(a) where subsection (1)(a) applies — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of the employee’s absence from work; and (ii) a total of $20,000; and (b) where subsection (1)(b) applies — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of the employee’s absence from work; and (ii) a total of $40,000. [42/2004; 28/2008; 19/2021]
(a) if the employee’s confinement is her first or second specified event — each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(a)(i) and (ii); and (b) if the employee’s confinement is her third or subsequent specified event — each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i) and (ii). [19/2021]
(a) the female employee’s confinement occurs, or the estimated delivery date for her confinement is, on or after 1 November 2021; (b) the child delivered during her confinement — (i) is a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, or is a stillborn child who would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth; or (ii) is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, but becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; (c) where paragraph (b)(i) applies, the female employee’s absence from work occurs during a period that commences not earlier than 28 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement, and ends on or before the last day of her 12-month post-confinement period;[Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (d) where paragraph (b)(ii) applies, the female employee’s absence from work commences on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, and ends on or before the last day of the female employee’s 12-month post- confinement period; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (e) the female employee does not satisfy the requirement in section 9A(1)(c) or 9A(1A)(c). [19/2021]
(a) by the Minister charged with the responsibility for manpower under section 35 of the Industrial Relations Act 1960; (b) by the Commissioner for Labour under section 115 of the Employment Act 1968; (c) by any court. [33/2016; 55/2018]
(a) a female employee is a reference to a female employee to whom this Act applies; (b) an employer is a reference to an employer to whom this Act applies; (c) “this Part” is a reference to Part 3 of this Act; (d) “this Act” is a reference to this Act; and (e) section 76 is a reference to section 9 of this Act. [42/2004; 12/2013]
(a) an employer or employee to whom section 9, 12AA, 12B, 12D, 12E or 12H applies; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (b) any dispute under this Part, or under any regulations made under section 20, between any such employer and any such employee; and (c) any offence or proceedings under section 12AA, 12B, 12D, 12E, 12H or 17 (including any act or omission in respect of which a penalty is imposed), as they apply in relation to any employer, employee, dispute, offence or proceedings (as the case may be) under that Act. [42/2004; 28/2008; 12/2013; 17/2016; 21/2016; 33/2016; 55/2018]
(a) if the making of her application to adopt a child, or the issue of the dependant’s pass in respect of a child, is her first or second specified event — an amount equivalent to 56 days of her total income during such period before the eligibility date of the application as may be prescribed; or (b) if the making of her application to adopt a child, or the issue of the dependant’s pass in respect of a child, is her third or subsequent specified event — an amount equivalent to 84 days of her total income during such period before the eligibility date of the application as may be prescribed. [19/2021]
(a) is an amount that does not exceed $10,000 for every 28 days; and (b) is to be reduced in accordance with any regulations made under section 20, if any of the conditions in subsection (4) applies in relation to her. [19/2021]
(a) the employer of the eligible adoptive mother — (i) has paid or is required to pay her any amount in respect of her adoption of the child; and (ii) is entitled to claim, or has claimed, reimbursement from the Government for such payment under section 12AD (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); (b) where the eligible adoptive mother has made an election under section 12E(5) for the adoptive father of the child to take shared parental leave or claim lost income in respect of the child — (i) the father’s employer — (A) has paid or is required to pay the father an amount under section 12E(2) for shared parental leave in respect of the child; and (B) is entitled to claim reimbursement from the Government for such payment under section 12G (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); or (ii) the father is entitled to claim his lost income under section 12E(3), in respect of the child, for ceasing to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); (c) the employment of the eligible adoptive mother is terminated upon completion of her contract of service, and she failed to exercise any part of her entitlement under this Act to be absent from work before the date of completion of her contract. [19/2021]
(a) she is also a female employee who is entitled to absent herself from work and to receive payment from her employer under section 12AA, in respect of the same adoption, regardless of whether she has ceased to be entitled to any adoption leave and any payment in lieu of that leave under section 12AA(2); or (b) she is also a self‑employed woman who is entitled to claim from the Government her lost income under section 12AB in respect of the same adoption. [19/2021]
(a) upon the completion of her contract of service; (b) on the ground of redundancy or by reason of any reorganisation of her employer’s profession, business, trade or work. [19/2021]
(a) every reference in section 9(7) and (8) to a period prescribed for the purposes of section 9(5A) is a reference to a period prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2); (b) every reference in section 9(7) and (8) to a woman’s employment or self‑employment, or both, is a reference to an eligible adoptive mother’s employment or self‑employment, or both. [19/2021]
(a) for a period of 12 weeks commencing on the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; (b) during a period of 12 weeks, as agreed to by her and her employer, commencing — (i) not earlier than the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; and (ii) not later than the date the adoption order is made; or (c) during — (i) a period of 8 weeks, as agreed to by her and her employer, commencing — (A) not earlier than the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; and (B) not later than the date the adoption order is made; and (ii) one or more than one later period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and her employer, and all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or 24 days (whichever is the lower). [33/2016]
(a) her employment is terminated (whether by resignation or dismissal, on the completion of her contract of service, or for any other reason); (b) she does not take that leave within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth. [33/2016]
(a) if the making of the female employee’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the female employee’s first or second specified event — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of the adoption leave taken by the female employee after the first 4 weeks of such leave; and (ii) in any case, a total of $20,000 for the period of adoption leave (if only one), or all the periods of adoption leave, under sub‑paragraph (i), whichever is applicable; and (b) if the making of the female employee’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the female employee’s third or subsequent specified event — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of the adoption leave taken by the female employee under subsection (1); and (ii) in any case, a total of $30,000 for the adoption leave taken by the female employee under subsection (1). [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; (b) satisfies the requirements of section 12AC; (c) within a period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, ceases to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation — (i) for a period of 12 weeks commencing on the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; (ii) during a period of 12 weeks commencing — (A) not earlier than the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; and (B) not later than the date the adoption order is made; or (iii) during — (A) a period of 8 weeks commencing — (AA) not earlier than the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; and (AB) not later than the date the adoption order is made; and (B) one or more than one later period, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to 4 times her weekly index or 24 days (whichever is the lower); and (d) has lost any income by reason of her ceasing to be actively engaged in that trade, business, profession or vocation, is entitled to claim from the Government her lost income for the applicable period mentioned in subsection (2). [33/2016]
(a) if the making of the woman’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of the dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the woman’s first or second specified event — (i) not more than $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation after the first 4 weeks of that cessation; and (ii) in any case, not more than a total of $20,000 for the period of cessation (if only one), or all the periods of cessation, under sub‑paragraph (i), whichever is applicable; or (b) if the making of the woman’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of the dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the woman’s third or subsequent specified event — (i) not more than $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of her cessation of active engagement in her trade, business, profession or vocation; and (ii) not more than a total of $30,000. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the eligibility date of the application is on or after 1 January 2017; (b) in the case of a female employee, she has served her employer for a period of at least 3 months preceding the eligibility date of the application; (c) in the case of a self-employed woman, she has been carrying on her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of at least 3 months preceding the eligibility date of the application; (d) the child is below 12 months of age on the eligibility date of the application; (e) where the child is not a citizen of Singapore on the date the application is made, and a dependant’s pass in respect of the child has been issued — (i) if the application is made in the sole name of the female employee or self‑employed woman — the female employee or self‑employed woman (as the case may be) is a citizen of Singapore on the date the dependant’s pass is issued; or (ii) if the application is made in the joint names of the female employee or self‑employed woman and of her husband — either the female employee or self‑employed woman (as the case may be) or her husband is a citizen of Singapore on the date the dependant’s pass is issued; and (f) the female employee or self-employed woman is not the natural mother of the child. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2021; (b) for at least 90 days in total during the period of 12 months immediately before the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child, she has been employed by one or more employers, self‑employed or both (whether in Singapore or outside Singapore); (c) in the case of a woman who has been employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore, she — (i) is resident in Singapore, and is no longer employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore (as the case may be), on the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; and (ii) opts to do either or both of the following: (A) use any period during the 12 months immediately before the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child when she was employed outside Singapore, or was self‑employed outside Singapore, to satisfy the requirement in paragraph (b); (B) use her income during any period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A) to calculate her total income for the purposes of section 12A(2); (d) the child is below 12 months of age on the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; (e) in the case of a child who is not a citizen of Singapore on the date the application to adopt the child is made, and for whom a dependant’s pass has been issued — (i) if the application is made in the sole name of the woman — the woman is a citizen of Singapore on the date the dependant’s pass is issued; or (ii) if the application is made in the joint names of the woman and her husband — either the woman or her husband (as the case may be) is a citizen of Singapore on the date the dependant’s pass is issued; and (f) the woman is not the natural mother of the child. [19/2021]
(a) the reference to the day of a woman’s confinement in section 9A(2A)(a) is a reference to the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; (b) every reference in section 9A(2A) to a woman’s employment or self‑employment is a reference to the employment or self‑employment (as the case may be) of the woman mentioned in subsection (2). [19/2021]
(a) if the making of the employee’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the employee’s first or second specified event, for — (i) the amount paid to the employee under section 12AA(4) for the period after the first 4 weeks of adoption leave taken by the employee; and (ii) any contribution made by the employer under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of the amount mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages; and (b) if the making of the employee’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the employee’s third or subsequent specified event, for — (i) the amount paid to the employee under section 12AA(4) for the whole period of adoption leave taken by the employee; and (ii) any contribution made by the employer under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of the amount mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages. [33/2016]
(a) where subsection (1)(a) applies — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, after the first 4 weeks of adoption leave taken by the female employee; and (ii) a total of $20,000; or (b) where subsection (1)(b) applies — (i) $10,000 for every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower, of adoption leave taken by the female employee; and (ii) a total of $30,000. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) if the making of the application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the employee’s first or second specified event — each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(a)(i) and (ii); and (b) if the making of the application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child, is the employee’s third or subsequent specified event — each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i) and (ii). [19/2021]
(a) the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 November 2021; (b) the requirements of section 12AC(1)(d), (e) and (f) are satisfied, but not the requirements of section 12AC(1)(b); (c) the female employee’s absence from work commences on or after the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; (d) the female employee’s absence from work occurs within 12 months commencing on the date of birth of the child. [19/2021]
(a) has served an employer for a period of not less than 3 months; and (b) has any child who is below 7 years of age and who is, or who becomes, a qualifying child, at any time during any relevant period, the employee is entitled to childcare leave (called childcare leave in this section and section 12C) for that relevant period of — (i) 2 days, if the employee serves the employer for a period of less than 5 months during that relevant period; (ii) 3 days, if the employee serves the employer for a period of not less than 5 months but less than 7 months during that relevant period; (iii) 4 days, if the employee serves the employer for a period of not less than 7 months but less than 9 months during that relevant period; (iv) 5 days, if the employee serves the employer for a period of not less than 9 months but less than 11 months during that relevant period; and (v) 6 days, if the employee serves the employer for not less than 11 months during that relevant period. [28/2008; 12/2013; 19/2021]
(a) has served an employer for a period of not less than 3 months; and (b) has any child who is of or above 7 years of age but below 13 years of age, and who is, or who becomes, a qualifying child, at any time during any relevant period, the employee is entitled to 2 days of extended childcare leave (called extended childcare leave in this section and section 12CA) for that relevant period. [12/2013; 19/2021]
(a) the male employee is the natural father of the qualifying child; and (b) either the male employee or the natural mother of the qualifying child was lawfully married to another person, or both of them were lawfully married but not to each other, at the time the qualifying child was conceived. [19/2021]
(a) in a case where the lawful marriage occurred before the birth of the qualifying child — starting on the date of the child’s birth; and (b) in any other case — starting on the date of their lawful marriage. [19/2021]
(a) is not entitled to — (i) more than 42 days of childcare leave in respect of any qualifying child; (ii) more than 12 days of extended childcare leave in respect of any qualifying child; and (iii) more than a combined total of 6 days of childcare leave and extended childcare leave during any relevant period; and (b) must — (i) take the employee’s first entitlement of childcare leave or extended childcare leave for a relevant period in that relevant period or the next succeeding relevant period; and (ii) thereafter, take the next and each subsequent entitlement of childcare leave or extended childcare leave for a relevant period in the next succeeding relevant period and in each subsequent succeeding relevant period, respectively. [28/2008; 12/2013; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the employee is not entitled to childcare leave under section 87A of that Act, or to payment from the employer under section 87A(5) of that Act, for so long as the employee is entitled to childcare leave or extended childcare leave under this section; (b) any childcare leave taken under section 87A of that Act (before the employee became entitled to childcare leave or extended childcare leave under this section) in a relevant period is treated, for the purposes of this Act, as childcare leave or extended childcare leave taken under this section in that relevant period in relation to the qualifying child; (c) where the employee has not received any payment from the employer under section 87A(5) of that Act in respect of any childcare leave already taken by the employee under section 87A of that Act, the employee is entitled to payment from the employer under subsection (9) in respect of the childcare leave so taken; and (d) where the employee has received payment from the employer under section 87A(5) of that Act with respect to the childcare leave taken by the employee under section 87A of that Act, the payment is treated, for the purposes of this Act, as a payment made by the employer to the employee under subsection (9). [26/2013]
(a) ceases to be entitled to childcare leave and extended childcare leave (whether before, on or after 1 April 2014) under this section; or (b) ceases to be entitled to childcare leave (whether before, on or after 1 April 2014) and is not entitled to extended childcare leave under this section, but has any child below 7 years of age at any time during any relevant period, the employee’s entitlement (if any) to childcare leave under section 87A of that Act is affected in the following manner: (i) the employee is entitled to 2 days of childcare leave under section 87A of that Act for that relevant period, if he or she had not taken any childcare leave or extended childcare leave under this section during that relevant period; (ii) the employee is entitled to one day of childcare leave under section 87A of that Act for that relevant period, if he or she had taken one day of childcare leave or extended childcare leave under this section during that relevant period; and (iii) the employee is not entitled to any childcare leave under section 87A of that Act for that relevant period, if he or she had taken 2 or more days in total of childcare leave or extended childcare leave or both under this section during that relevant period. [26/2013]
(a) the rest days, holidays, annual leave and sick leave to which an employee is entitled under sections 36, 88, 88A and 89, respectively, of the Employment Act 1968; and (b) in the case of childcare leave, any unpaid infant care leave to which an employee may be entitled under section 12D. [12/2013; 55/2018]
(a) thereupon ceases to be entitled to that leave; and (b) is not entitled to any payment in lieu of that leave.[12/2013]
(a) ceases to be entitled to that leave upon the termination of the employment; and (b) is not entitled to any payment in lieu of that leave. [28/2008; 12/2013]
(a) the qualifying child is adopted by another person, other than jointly with the employee; or (b) the employee ceases to provide care, protection or supervision as a foster parent to the child under a voluntary care agreement as mentioned in section 15 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, or pursuant to an order under section 54(1)(b) or 56(2), or section 57 (read with section 56) of that Act. [30/2019]
(a) an offence under subsection (12), (13) or (14); or (b) an offence under section 87A(7) or (7A) of the Employment Act 1968 in force before, on or after 1 May 2013, on at least one other occasion on or after 1 May 2013 and before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence. [12/2013]
(a) has been carrying on a trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of not less than 3 months; (b) has any child who is below 7 years of age and who is, or who becomes, a qualifying child, at any time during any calendar year; (c) ceases to be actively engaged in the trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes for not less than 4 days during that calendar year; and (d) has lost any income by reason of such cessation of active engagement in the trade, business, profession or vocation, the person is entitled to claim from the Government the income the person would otherwise have derived from the trade, business, profession or vocation for — (i) one day, if the person ceased to be actively engaged in the trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes for 4 days during that calendar year; (ii) 2 days, if the person ceased to be actively engaged in the trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes for 5 days during that calendar year; and (iii) 3 days, if the person ceased to be actively engaged in the trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes for 6 or more days during that calendar year. [28/2008; 19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) has been carrying on a trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of not less than 3 months; (b) has any child who is of or above 7 years of age but below 13 years of age and who is, or who becomes, a qualifying child, at any time during any calendar year; (c) ceases to be actively engaged in the trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes during one or more periods not exceeding 2 days during that calendar year; and (d) has lost any income by reason of such cessation of active engagement in the trade, business, profession or vocation, the person is entitled to claim from the Government the income the person would otherwise have derived from the trade, business, profession or vocation had the person continued to be actively engaged in such trade, business, profession or vocation, during the period or periods, not exceeding 2 days, in which he or she had ceased to be actively engaged in the trade, business, profession or vocation. [12/2013; 19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) every reference in those subsections to a male employee is to be read as a reference to a self‑employed man; (b) every reference in those subsections to childcare leave under subsection (1) is to be read as a reference to a claim from the Government of the income mentioned in subsection (16); (c) every reference in those subsections to extended childcare leave under subsection (1A) is to be read as a reference to a claim from the Government of the income mentioned in subsection (16A). [19/2021]
(a) more than 21 days of income lost by reason of his or her cessation of active engagement in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes in respect of any qualifying child; or (b) any income lost by reason of his or her cessation of active engagement in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes during any period occurring before 17 August 2008. [28/2008]
(a) more than 12 days of income lost by reason of his or her cessation of active engagement in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes in respect of any qualifying child; or (b) any income lost by reason of his or her cessation of active engagement in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation for childcare purposes during any period occurring before 1 January 2013. [12/2013]
“child”, in relation to an employee or a self‑employed person, includes — (a) any adopted child or stepchild of the employee or self‑employed person; and (b) any child to whom the employee or self‑employed person is providing care, protection and supervision as a foster parent under a voluntary care agreement as mentioned in section 15 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, or pursuant to an order under section 54(1)(b) or 56(2), or section 57 (read with section 56) of that Act; “qualifying child” means a child who is a citizen of Singapore; “relevant period”, in relation to an employee, means — (a) any period of 12 months as is agreed to by the employee and his or her employer; or (b) where there is no such agreement, a calendar year. [28/2008; 12/2013; 30/2019; 19/2021]
(a) one day of childcare leave, if the employer granted the employee 4 days of childcare leave during that relevant period; (b) 2 days of childcare leave, if the employer granted the employee 5 days of childcare leave during that relevant period; and (c) 3 days of childcare leave, if the employer granted the employee 6 days of childcare leave during that relevant period. [28/2008; 19/2021]
(a) $500 for each day of childcare leave taken by the employee; and (b) $1,500 in any calendar year. [28/2008; 19/2021]
(a) $500 for each day of extended childcare leave taken by the employee; and (b) $1,000 in any calendar year. [12/2013; 19/2021]
(a) has served an employer for a period of not less than 3 months; and (b) has any child who is below 2 years of age and who is, or who becomes, a qualifying child, at any time during any relevant period, the employee is entitled to unpaid infant care leave of 12 days for that relevant period. [28/2008; 19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) the male employee is the natural father of the qualifying child; and (b) either the male employee or the natural mother of the qualifying child was lawfully married to another person, or both of them were lawfully married but not to each other, at the time the qualifying child was conceived. [19/2021]
(a) in a case where the lawful marriage occurred before the birth of the qualifying child — starting on the date of the child’s birth; and (b) in any other case — starting on the date of their lawful marriage. [19/2021]
(a) is not entitled to more than 24 days of unpaid infant care leave in respect of any qualifying child; and [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (b) must — (i) take his or her first entitlement of unpaid infant care leave of 12 days for a relevant period in that relevant period or the next succeeding relevant period; and [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (ii) thereafter, take the next entitlement of unpaid infant care leave of 12 days for a relevant period in the next succeeding relevant period. [28/2008; 19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) the rest days, holidays, annual leave and sick leave to which an employee is entitled under sections 36, 88, 88A and 89, respectively, of the Employment Act 1968; and (b) any childcare leave to which an employee may be entitled under section 87A of the Employment Act 1968 or under section 12B. [28/2008; 32/2008; 55/2018]
(a) thereupon ceases to be entitled to that leave; and (b) is not entitled to any payment in lieu of that leave.[28/2008]
(a) ceases to be entitled to that leave upon the termination of the employment; and (b) is not entitled to any payment in lieu of that leave.[28/2008]
(a) the qualifying child is adopted by another person, other than jointly with the employee; or (b) the employee ceases to provide care, protection or supervision as a foster parent to the child under a voluntary care agreement as mentioned in section 15 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, or pursuant to an order under section 54(1)(b) or 56(2), or section 57 (read with section 56) of that Act. [30/2019]
(a) to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and (b) for a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. [28/2008; 12/2013]
“child”, in relation to an employee, includes — (a) any adopted child or stepchild of the employee; and (b) any child to whom the employee is providing care, protection and supervision as a foster parent under a voluntary care agreement as mentioned in section 15 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, or pursuant to an order under section 54(1)(b) or 56(2), or section 57 (read with section 56) of that Act; “qualifying child” means a child who is a citizen of Singapore; “relevant period”, in relation to an employee, means — (a) any period of 12 months as is agreed to by the employee and his or her employer; or (b) where there is no such agreement, a calendar year. [28/2008; 12/2013; 30/2019]
(a) he is — (i) the natural father of a child and satisfies the requirements of section 12F(1); or (ii) the adoptive father of a child and satisfies the requirements of section 12F(1A); and (b) the appropriate applicant in subsection (6) has made an election under subsection (5) for him, or subsection (7B) entitles him — (i) to take shared parental leave, in accordance with subsection (2); or (ii) to claim lost income in accordance with subsection (3). [12/2013; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) to absent himself from work on shared parental leave, within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, for — (i) one period equal in duration to N weeks; (ii) more than one period, each being of one or more whole weeks, and all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to N weeks; or (iii) more than one period, each being of a duration that is agreed between him and his employer, and all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to N times the lower of the male employee’s weekly index or 6 days; and (b) to receive from his employer his gross rate of pay for each day of such leave that is taken by him. [33/2016]
(a) within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, ceases to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation during one or more than one period, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to N times the lower of the self‑employed man’s weekly index or 6 days; and (b) has lost any income by reason of his ceasing to be actively engaged in that trade, business, profession or vocation, he is entitled to claim from the Government his lost income for each period of cessation of active engagement in his trade, business, profession or vocation mentioned in paragraph (a). [33/2016]
(a) take shared parental leave in accordance with subsection (2); (b) claim lost income in accordance with subsection (3). [33/2016]
(a) to take N weeks of shared parental leave in accordance with subsection (2); or (b) to claim N weeks of lost income in accordance with subsection (3). [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) must be made in such form and manner as the Minister may provide; (b) must be made within a period which commences after the prescribed week of pregnancy and ends on the last day of the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; and (c) except as otherwise provided in subsection (9A) or by any regulations made under section 20, is irrevocable. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) in relation to a natural father of a child mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i) — the mother of the child, being a female employee to whom section 9(1), (1A) or (1B) applies or a self‑employed woman to whom section 9(4) or (4A) applies, in respect of the delivery of the child; (b) in relation to an adoptive father of a child mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii) — the adoptive mother of the child, being — (i) a female employee to whom section 12AA applies, or a self‑employed woman to whom section 12AB applies, in respect of an application to adopt the child; or (ii) a female employee to whom section 9(1), (1A) or (1B) or a self‑employed woman to whom section 9(4) or (4A) applies, in respect of the delivery of the child. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) dies before making an election under subsection (5); or (b) revokes an election in accordance with the regulations mentioned in subsection (5A)(c) but dies before making a new election, the male employee or self‑employed man who is the natural father or adoptive father mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is entitled to take shared parental leave in accordance with subsection (2) or to claim lost income in accordance with subsection (3), as the case may be — (c) in the case of the natural father of the child where the appropriate applicant was the natural mother of the child — for N weeks of the mother’s entitlement as a female employee under section 9(1), (1A) or (1B), or as a self‑employed woman under section 9(4) or (4A) (whichever is applicable), in respect of her delivery of the child, that she did not consume before her death; and (d) in the case of the adoptive father of the child where the appropriate applicant was the adoptive mother of the child — for N weeks of the adoptive mother’s entitlement that she did not consume before her death under one of the following provisions: (i) if there was an application to adopt the child — section 12AA (in the case of a female employee) or section 12AB (in the case of a self‑employed woman); (ii) if the child was delivered by the appropriate applicant — section 9(1), (1A) or (1B) (in the case of a female employee) or section 9(4) or (4A) (in the case of a self‑employed woman). [19/2021]
(a) the integer 1, 2, 3 or 4, as specified by the appropriate applicant mentioned in subsection (6) in her election made under subsection (5); or (b) if subsection (7B) applies, the number of whole weeks of the appropriate applicant’s unconsumed entitlement mentioned in subsection (7B)(c) or (d) (whichever is applicable), which must not exceed 4. [19/2021]
(a) the employment of the child’s natural father or adoptive father is terminated (whether by resignation or dismissal, on the completion of his contract of service, or for any other reason); or (b) the natural father or adoptive father ceases to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation, then — (i) the election is revoked as regards each whole week of the father’s entitlement under subsection (2) or (3) that is not consumed at the time his employment is terminated or he ceases to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation (as the case may be); and (ii) any remaining period of that entitlement is forfeited. [33/2016]
(a) the employment of the child’s natural father or adoptive father is terminated (whether by resignation or dismissal, on the completion of his contract of service, or for any other reason); or (b) the natural father or adoptive father ceases to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation, then — (c) the father’s entitlement under subsection (7B)(c) or (d) is reduced to the number of whole weeks of shared parental leave that he has not consumed by the time his employment is terminated, or he ceases to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation, as the case may be; (d) any remaining days of the entitlement under subsection (7B)(c) or (d) that do not constitute a whole week are forfeited; and (e) the reduced entitlement under paragraph (c) may be consumed by the father in the course of his re‑employment with the same or another employer, or upon his active engagement in his trade, business, profession or vocation. [19/2021]
(a) the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is, on or after 1 July 2017, or (in the case of a stillborn child) on or after 1 November 2021; (b) the child — (i) is a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, or (in the case of a stillborn child) would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth; or (ii) becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; (c) the child’s mother was lawfully married to the child’s natural father — (i) at the time the child was conceived; (ii) after the child was conceived but before the child’s birth; or (iii) within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, but on or before either of the following applicable dates: (A) the date that the child’s mother makes an election under section 12E(5) in favour of the child’s natural father; (B) if the circumstances mentioned in section 12E(7B)(a) or (b) apply in relation to the child’s mother, the date of her death, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting at the time of the child’s birth, or on the date of the election or the mother’s death, as the case may be. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the adoptive father has made a joint application with the child’s adoptive mother to adopt the child; (b) the eligibility date of the joint application to adopt the child is on or after 1 July 2017; (c) the adoptive father is lawfully married to the adoptive mother on or before either of the following applicable dates: (i) the date that the adoptive mother makes an election under section 12E(5) in favour of the adoptive father; (ii) if the circumstances mentioned in section 12E(7B)(a) or (b) apply in relation to the adoptive mother, the date of her death; and (d) where the child is not a citizen of Singapore, the adoptive father or the adoptive mother is a citizen of Singapore on the date a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of the male employee’s absence from work under section 12E(2)(a); and (b) a total of N times $2,500. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the self‑employed man’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of his cessation of active engagement in his trade, business, profession or vocation; and (b) a total of N times $2,500. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the amount paid to the employee under section 12E(2) for the period of the employee’s absence from work under that provision; and (b) any contribution which the employer has made under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of such payment which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages. [12/2013; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of the male employee’s absence from work under section 12E(2)(a); and (b) a total of N times $2,500. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) a period of 2 weeks, which must be consumed within 16 weeks commencing on the date of the child’s birth; or (b) one or more than one period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and his employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to twice the employee’s weekly index or 12 days (whichever is the lower), and all of which must be consumed within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth. [12/2013; 33/2016]
(a) the entitlement (or the balance of that entitlement) to absent himself from work on paternity leave; (b) the entitlement to receive payment from his employer at his gross rate of pay in respect of the forfeited period of absence from work under paragraph (a). [12/2013; 19/2021]
(a) is the natural father of a child and satisfies the requirements of section 12I(1), or is the adoptive father of a child and satisfies the requirements of section 12I(2); (b) within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, ceases to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation during one or more than one period, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to — (i) twice his weekly index or 12 days, whichever is the lower; or (ii) in the case of a specified self-employed man defined in subsection (13), 4 times his weekly index or 24 days, whichever is the lower; and [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (c) has lost any income by reason of his ceasing to be actively engaged in that trade, business, profession or vocation, is entitled to claim from the Government his lost income for each period of cessation of active engagement in his trade, business, profession or vocation mentioned in paragraph (b). [33/2016]
(a) the date on which an application is made by the adoptive father to adopt the child, where the child is a citizen of Singapore; or (b) the date on which the dependant’s pass in respect of the child is issued, where the child is not a citizen of Singapore. [12/2013]
(a) the natural father of a child born alive, where the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs on or after 1 January 2024, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is on or after that date; or (b) the adoptive father of a child, where the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2024. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) an amount equivalent to 14 days of his total income; or (b) in the case of a specified eligible father defined in subsection (11), an amount equivalent to 28 days of his total income, being his total income during any prescribed period before the delivery of the child or the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child, whichever is applicable. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) is an amount that does not exceed $2,500 for every 7 days; and (b) is to be reduced in accordance with any regulations made under section 20 if any of the following conditions applies to him: (i) his employer — (A) has paid or is required to pay him any amount in respect of the delivery of his child or the adoption of the child, as the case may be; and (B) is entitled to claim, or has claimed, reimbursement from the Government for such payment under section 12J or 12JA (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22); [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (ii) his employment is terminated upon completion of his contract of service, and he failed to exercise any part of his entitlement under this Act to be absent from work before the date of completion of his contract. [19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) he is also a male employee who is entitled to absent himself from work under section 12H(1) and to receive payment from his employer under section 12H(2), in respect of the same birth or adoption of the child (as the case may be), regardless of whether he has forfeited the whole or part of his entitlement to absent himself from work and to receive payment from his employer under section 12H(3); or (b) he is also a self‑employed man who is entitled to claim from the Government his lost income under section 12H(4), in respect of the same birth or adoption of the child, as the case may be. [19/2021]
(a) upon the completion of his contract of service; (b) on the ground of redundancy or by reason of any reorganisation of his employer’s profession, business, trade or work. [19/2021]
(a) every reference in section 9(7) and (8) to a period prescribed for the purposes of section 9(5A) is a reference to a period prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2); (b) every reference in section 9(7) and (8) to a woman’s employment or self‑employment, or both, is a reference to an eligible father’s employment or self‑employment, or both. [19/2021]
(a) the natural father of a child born alive, where the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs on or after 1 January 2024, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is on or after that date; or (b) the adoptive father of a child, where the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2024. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is, on or after 1 January 2017, or (in the case of a stillborn child) on or after 1 November 2021; (b) the child delivered during the mother’s confinement — (i) is a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, or (in the case of a stillborn child) would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth; or (ii) is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth but becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; (c) the child’s mother — (i) is lawfully married to the child’s natural father at the time the child is conceived; (ii) becomes lawfully married to the child’s natural father after the child is conceived but before the child’s birth, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting at the time of the child’s birth; or (iii) is not lawfully married to the child’s natural father at the time the child is conceived or at any time after the child is conceived but before the child’s birth, but becomes lawfully married to the child’s natural father within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth; (d) in the case of a male employee, he has served the employer for a period of at least 3 months preceding the date of the child’s birth; and (e) in the case of a self-employed man, he has been carrying on his trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of at least 3 months preceding the date of the child’s birth. [12/2013; 27/2015; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2017; (b) [Deleted by Act 33 of 2016] (c) where the child is not a citizen of Singapore, the adoptive father or his wife, if she is a joint applicant to the adoption, is a citizen of Singapore on the date the dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child; (d) in the case of a male employee, he has served his employer for a period of at least 3 months before the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; (e) in the case of a self-employed man, he has been carrying on his trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of at least 3 months before the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; and (f) he is not the natural father of the child. [12/2013; 27/2015; 33/2016]
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of his absence from work under section 12H(1); and (b) a total of $5,000. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the self‑employed man’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of his cessation of active engagement in his trade, business, profession or vocation; and (b) a total of — (i) $5,000; or (ii) $10,000 if the self-employed man is a specified self- employed man defined in section 12H(13). [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) in relation to the child — (i) the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is, on or after 1 January 2021; or (ii) the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2021, and the child is below 12 months of age on that eligibility date; (b) for at least 90 days in total during the period of 12 months immediately before the day of the mother’s confinement or the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child (as the case may be), the man has been employed by one or more employers, self‑employed or both (whether in Singapore or outside Singapore); (c) in the case of a man who is the natural father of the child, the requirements of subsection (1)(b) and (c) are satisfied; (d) in the case of a man who is the adoptive father of the child, the requirements of subsection (2)(c) and (f) are satisfied; and (e) in the case of a man who has been employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore, he — (i) is resident in Singapore, and is no longer employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore (as the case may be), on the day of the mother’s confinement or the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child, as the case may be; and (ii) opts to do either or both of the following: (A) use any period during the 12 months immediately before the day of the mother’s confinement or the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child (as the case may be) when he was employed outside Singapore, or was self‑employed outside Singapore, to satisfy the requirement in paragraph (b); (B) use his income during any period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A) to calculate his total income for the purposes of section 12HA(2). [19/2021]
(a) the reference to the day of a woman’s confinement in section 9A(2A)(a) is a reference to the day of confinement of the mother of the child or the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child, whichever is applicable; (b) every reference in section 9A(2A) to a woman’s employment or self‑employment is a reference to the employment or self‑employment (as the case may be) of the man mentioned in subsection (4A). [19/2021]
(a) the amount paid to the employee under section 12H(2) for the period of his absence from work under that provision; and (b) any contribution which the employer has made under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of such payment which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages. [12/2013]
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of his absence from work under section 12H(1); and (b) a total of $5,000. [33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) in the case of a male employee who is the natural father of the child — (i) the requirements of section 12I(1)(b) and (c) are satisfied, but not the requirements of section 12I(1)(d); and (ii) the date of birth of his child is on or after 1 November 2021; (b) in the case of a male employee who is the adoptive father of the child — (i) the requirements of section 12I(2)(c) and (f) are satisfied, but not the requirements of section 12I(2)(d); and (ii) the eligibility date of the employee’s application to adopt that child is on or after 1 November 2021; (c) where section 12I(1)(b)(ii) applies, the male employee’s absence from work commences on or after the date that his child becomes a citizen of Singapore; (d) the male employee’s absence from work occurs within 12 months commencing on the date of birth of the child. [19/2021]
(a) the natural father of a child born alive, where the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs on or after 1 January 2024, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is on or after that date; or (b) the adoptive father of a child, where the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2024.
(a) the employee satisfies the requirements of section 12I(1) (in the case of a natural father mentioned in subsection (1)(a)) or section 12I(2) (in the case of an adoptive father mentioned in subsection (1)(b)), and is entitled to absent himself from work on paternity leave and to payment under section 12H(1) and (2) in relation to the child (called in this section the statutory paid paternity leave); (b) the employer grants to the employee, in relation to the child, absence from work that is in excess of the employee’s entitlement to statutory paid paternity leave (called in this section the extra paternity leave); (c) the employee takes the extra paternity leave after the statutory paid paternity leave has been consumed and within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, for — (i) a period not exceeding 2 weeks as agreed with his employer; or (ii) one or more than one period, each being of a duration that is agreed between the employee and his employer, all of which in aggregate are equal in duration to twice the employee’s weekly index or 12 days, whichever is the lower; (d) the employer makes payment to the employee for the extra paternity leave taken in accordance with paragraph (c) in the following manner: (i) if the employee’s gross rate of pay is $2,500 or less for every period equal in duration to the employee’s weekly index or every 6 days (whichever is the lower) (called the number of reimbursable days per week), the employer pays to the employee his gross rate of pay for every day of the extra paternity leave taken; (ii) if the employee’s gross rate of pay exceeds $2,500 for the number of reimbursable days per week, the employer pays to the employee — (A) his gross rate of pay for every day of the extra paternity leave taken; or (B) an amount for every day of the extra paternity leave taken which is at least an amount calculated in accordance with the formula PW; where P is $2,500 and W is the number of reimbursable days per week.
(a) the total amount paid by the employer to the employee as mentioned in subsection (2)(d); and (b) any contribution made by the employer under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 in respect of the payment mentioned in paragraph (a) which is not recoverable from the employee’s wages.
(a) $2,500 for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days (whichever is the lower) of the extra paternity leave taken by the male employee in accordance with subsection (2)(c); and (b) a total of $5,000 for the period (if only one), or all the periods, of the extra paternity leave taken by the male employee in accordance with subsection (2)(c) in respect of — (i) if the male employee is a natural father — a child born to the male employee, or all the children born to the male employee during a single confinement; or (ii) if the male employee is an adoptive father — a child who is the subject of an application by the male employee for adoption, or for whom the male employee has obtained a dependant’s pass.
(a) the employee is a natural father or an adoptive father mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), who is not entitled to the statutory paid paternity leave in relation to the child because the employee does not satisfy the requirements of section 12I(1)(d) or (2)(d), as the case may be; (b) despite paragraph (a), the employer makes payment to the employee for his absence from work with respect to the delivery or adoption of the child for any duration corresponding to extra paternity leave (as if the employee had been entitled to statutory paid paternity leave), in addition to the employer’s payment to the employee mentioned in section 12J(3); (c) the requirements of section 12I(1)(b) and (c) (in the case of a natural father mentioned in subsection (1)(a)) or section 12I(2)(c) and (f) (in the case of an adoptive father mentioned in subsection (1)(b)) are satisfied; (d) where section 12I(1)(b)(ii) applies, the employee’s absence from work commences on or after the date that the child becomes a citizen of Singapore; (e) the employee’s absence from work occurs within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) paid adoption leave; (b) paid childcare leave or paid extended childcare leave; (c) paid shared parental leave; or (d) paid paternity leave, under this Part on a day the employee takes leave of absence without pay granted by the employer at the employee’s request. [27/2015]
(a) has, on account of a defaulting event, made any payment under a relevant statutory provision to an employee to which the employee is not entitled; and (b) has not been reimbursed by the Government under a relevant statutory provision for that payment, the employer may recover the payment directly from the employee. [19/2021]
(a) in a case where the Government has refused to reimburse the employer for that payment — recover that payment directly from the employee; or (b) in a case where the Government has given written notice to the employer of the Government’s intention to recover the whole or any part of the amount reimbursed by the Government to the employer for that payment — recover from the employee any remaining amount of that payment that the Government does not intend to recover. [19/2021]
(a) the employer has failed to so recover despite all reasonable efforts; and (b) that payment was not made on account of a defaulting event caused or permitted to be caused by the employer. [19/2021]
(a) the employer must refund to the Government the amount of the payment or part of it (as the case may be) recovered from the employee within one month after the later of the following dates: (i) the date the amount is so recovered; (ii) the date the employer receives the amount reimbursed; and (b) if the employer fails to refund the amount recovered to the Government under paragraph (a), the Government may — (i) recover the whole or any part of the amount reimbursed from the employer as a civil debt; (ii) deduct the whole or any part of the amount reimbursed from any subsequent reimbursement to be made by the Government under the same or a different relevant statutory provision to the employer in respect of the same employee; or (iii) make a deduction under sub‑paragraph (ii) and recover any amount that remains outstanding after the deduction from the employer as a civil debt. [19/2021]
(a) the employer may recover that amount directly from the employee; and (b) the recovery of that amount by the employer is not to be treated as a contravention of section 12B(9). [19/2021]
(a) made any payment under a relevant statutory provision to any employee, self‑employed person or other person (called a relevant payee) to which the relevant payee is not entitled; or (b) reimbursed an employer under a relevant statutory provision for the whole or any part of the payment made by the employer to a relevant payee (then being an employee of that employer), that ought not to have been reimbursed, the Government may — (c) recover the whole or any part of the payment from the relevant payee as a civil debt; (d) deduct the whole or any part of the payment from any subsequent payment to be made under the same or a different relevant statutory provision by the Government to the relevant payee; or (e) make a deduction under paragraph (d) and recover any amount that remains outstanding after the deduction from the relevant payee as a civil debt. [19/2021]
(a) the Government has, on account of a defaulting event caused or permitted to be caused by an employer, reimbursed the employer under a relevant statutory provision for making a payment in respect of an employee, to which the employer is not entitled; and (b) the Government has not recovered, or is unable to recover, in accordance with subsection (7)(c), (d) or (e), the whole or any part of the payment for which the reimbursement under paragraph (a) was made, the Government may — (c) recover the whole or any part of the reimbursement under paragraph (a) (except for any amount recovered by the Government under subsection (7)(c), (d) or (e) in relation to that reimbursement) from the employer as a civil debt; (d) deduct the whole or any part of the reimbursement under paragraph (a) (except for any amount recovered by the Government under subsection (7)(c), (d) or (e) in relation to that reimbursement) from any subsequent reimbursement to be made by the Government to the employer — (i) under the same or a different relevant statutory provision; and (ii) in respect of the same employee; or (e) make a deduction under paragraph (d) and recover any amount that remains outstanding after the deduction from the employer as a civil debt. [19/2021]
“defaulting event”, in relation to any payment or reimbursement, means any of the following: (a) an error (however caused); (b) any false or misleading statement, document, or information made or provided by any person; (c) in the case of a payment by an employer to an employee under section 12B in respect of any childcare leave or extended childcare leave — the taking of any such leave in excess of the employee’s entitlement, or despite the lack of the employee’s entitlement, under that section; (d) in the case of a payment by the Government to a person under section 9(5A), 12A(2) or 12HA(2) — (i) the entitlement to such payment is disqualified under section 9(6), 12A(5) or 12HA(4), whichever is applicable; or (ii) any absence without pay mentioned in section 9(6A), 12A(6) or 12HA(5) (whichever is applicable) ends before the 12‑month period mentioned in the applicable provision; (e) in the case of any reimbursement made by the Government to an employer, or any payment made by the Government (as an employer or otherwise), under a relevant statutory provision in respect of a person’s application to adopt a child, the child whom that person has applied to adopt — (i) is not adopted by that person within 12 months commencing on the eligibility date in relation to the application to adopt the child; or (ii) where the child is not a citizen of Singapore by birth, does not become a citizen of Singapore within 6 months commencing on the date the child is adopted by that person; (f) in the case of a payment made by an employer to the employer’s employee under a relevant statutory provision in respect of the employee’s application to adopt a child — (i) the events referred to in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (e) apply in relation to the child; and (ii) the Government has refused the employer’s claim for reimbursement under a relevant statutory provision, or has given written notice to the employer that the Government intends to recover from that employee the whole or any part of the amount reimbursed by the Government to the employer in respect of that employee; “employee” includes a person alleged to be an employee, even though the person is not so employed. [19/2021]
(a) any provision of this Part; (b) section 10A, 12A, 12K, 12KB or 12KC of this Act as in force immediately before 1 January 2017. [19/2021]
(a) the Government has paid one or more of the following: (i) any amount under section 9(5A) in respect of the woman’s delivery of the child; (ii) any reimbursement claimed by the woman’s employer under section 10 (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for any amount paid to the woman in respect of her delivery of the child; (iii) where the woman has made an election under section 12E(5) for the natural father or adoptive father of the child to take shared parental leave or claim lost income in respect of the child — (A) any reimbursement claimed by the father’s employer under section 12G (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for any amount paid to the father under section 12E(2) for shared parental leave taken in respect of the child; or (B) any amount of lost income claimed by the father under section 12E(3) (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for ceasing to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation in respect of the child; and (b) either of the following applies: (i) the total period of absence from work under section 9(1), (1A) or (1B) or section 12E(2), the cessation of active engagement in trade, business, profession or vocation under section 12E(3) and the extra absence period, to which the payment by the Government under paragraph (a) relates, exceeds — (A) 56 days, if the woman’s confinement during which the child is delivered is the woman’s first or second specified event; or (B) 112 days, if the woman’s confinement during which the child is delivered is the woman’s third or subsequent specified event; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (ii) the total amount paid by the Government under paragraph (a) exceeds — (A) the amount mentioned in section 9(5A)(a), if the woman’s confinement during which the child is delivered is the woman’s first or second specified event; or (B) the amount mentioned in section 9(5A)(b), if the woman’s confinement during which the child is delivered is the woman’s third or subsequent specified event. [19/2021]
(a) the Government has paid one or more of the following: (i) any amount under section 12A(2) in respect of the woman’s adoption of the child; (ii) any reimbursement claimed by the woman’s employer under section 12AD (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for any amount paid to the woman in respect of her adoption of the child; (iii) where the woman has made an election under section 12E(5) for the adoptive father of the child to take shared parental leave or claim lost income in respect of the child — (A) any reimbursement claimed by the father’s employer under section 12G (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for any amount paid to the father under section 12E(2) for shared parental leave taken in respect of the child; or (B) any amount of lost income claimed by the father under section 12E(3) (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for ceasing to be actively engaged in his trade, business, profession or vocation in respect of the child; and (b) either of the following applies: (i) the total period of absence from work under section 12AA(1) or section 12E(2), the cessation of active engagement in trade, business, profession or vocation under section 12E(3) and the extra absence period, to which the payment by the Government under paragraph (a) relates, exceeds — (A) 56 days, if the woman’s adoption of the child is the woman’s first or second specified event; or (B) 84 days, if the woman’s adoption of the child is the woman’s third or subsequent specified event; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (ii) the total amount paid by the Government under paragraph (a) exceeds — (A) the amount mentioned in section 12A(2)(a), if the woman’s adoption of the child is the woman’s first or second specified event; or (B) the amount mentioned in section 12A(2)(b), if the woman’s adoption of the child is the woman’s third or subsequent specified event. [19/2021]
(a) the Government has paid one or more of the following: (i) any amount under section 12HA(2) in respect of the delivery or adoption of a child, whichever is applicable; (ii) any reimbursement claimed by the man’s employer under section 12J or 12JA (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22) for any amount paid to the man in respect of the delivery of the child or the adoption of the child, as the case may be; and [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (b) either of the following applies: (i) the total period of absence from work under section 12H(1), and the extra absence period, to which the payment by the Government under paragraph (a) relates, exceeds — (A) if section 12HA(2)(a) applies — 14 days; or (B) if section 12HA(2)(b) applies — 28 days; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (ii) the total amount paid by the Government under paragraph (a) exceeds the amount mentioned in section 12HA(2)(a) or (b), as the case may be. [19/2021] [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) in the case of subsection (1)(b)(i) in relation to a woman whose employer has claimed reimbursement from the Government under section 10(2A) — the period of the woman’s absence from work granted by the employer that was the subject of the reimbursement; (b) in the case of subsection (2)(b)(i) in relation to a woman whose employer has claimed reimbursement from the Government under section 12AD(3) — the period of the woman’s absence from work granted by the employer that was the subject of the reimbursement; or (c) in the case of subsection (3)(b)(i) in relation to a man whose employer has claimed reimbursement from the Government under section 12J(3) or 12JA(6), or under both provisions — the period of the man’s absence from work granted by the employer that was the subject of the reimbursement. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(a) any class of employees; (b) any class of self-employed persons; or (c) any class of employers, that the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify. [28/2008; 12/2013]
(a) the eligibility of a child for membership of the Scheme; (b) the payment of any moneys to an approved person; (c) the entitlement of a person to make a withdrawal of moneys under the Scheme; (d) the entitlement of a self-employed woman to any payment under section 9 or 12AB or the repealed section 10A or 12A; (da) the entitlement of a self-employed person to any payment under section 12B; (db) the entitlement of a person to any payment from the Government under section 9(5A) or (6B), section 12A(2) or (7) or section 12HA(2) or (6); (dc) the entitlement of a self-employed man to any payment under section 12E or 12H or the repealed section 12K or 12KC; (e) the entitlement of an employer to reimbursement from the Government under section 10, 12AD, 12C, 12CA, 12G, 12J, 12JA or 12N or the repealed section 10A, 12A, 12K or 12KB; or [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (f) any other matter under Part 2 or 3 or the repealed section 10A, 12A, 12K, 12KA, 12KB or 12KC that the Minister may determine, must be referred to the Minister for decision within one month from the date on which the question or dispute arises or such other later time as the Minister may allow. [42/2004; 28/2008; 12/2013; 17/2016; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) any membership of the Scheme, or any payment, withdrawal or transfer under the Scheme; or (b) a claim for any payment, reimbursement or lost income under this Act. [19/2021]
(a) enter any premises; (b) require any person to provide or give access to, without charge, any document (in whatever form) or information reasonably required for any purpose in subsection (1); (c) inspect and make copies of or take extracts from any such document; (d) take possession of any such document if, in the opinion of the Director or authorised person — (i) the inspection or copying of or extraction from the document cannot reasonably be performed without taking possession; (ii) the document may be interfered with or destroyed unless possession is taken; or (iii) the document may be required as evidence in any proceedings instituted or commenced for any of the purposes of, or in connection with, this Act. [19/2021]
(a) to require the person, or any person who is or was an officer or employee of that person, to provide an explanation of the document or information; (b) if the document or information is not provided, to require the person to state, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, where it is; and (c) if the information is recorded otherwise than in legible form, to require the information to be made available to the Director or authorised person (as the case may be) in legible form. [19/2021]
(a) the power to inspect the document includes the power to — (i) access any computer or other equipment (including a mobile telephone) in which the document is stored; and (ii) require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer or other equipment to provide assistance in gaining such access; (b) the power to take possession of the document includes the power to — (i) make copies of the document in legible or electronic form; and (ii) transfer the information from the document to a disk, tape or other storage device. [19/2021]
(a) seize the computer or other equipment (including a mobile telephone) in which the document or material is stored, as evidence in proceedings for an offence under this Act; and (b) require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer or other equipment to disclose any password or access code for gaining access to the document stored in the computer or other equipment. [19/2021]
(a) knowingly makes any false or misleading statement; (b) provides, or causes or knowingly allows to be provided, any document or information which the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or (c) intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document which the person is required to provide under section 15A, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. [19/2021]
(a) fails, without reasonable cause, to grant maternity leave, in accordance with sections 9 and 9A, to a female employee who is entitled to and requests for such leave; (b) fails to pay the female employee in accordance with sections 9 and 9A; (c) fails to pay the female employee in accordance with any provision of sections 77 to 80, 84(1) and 84A(1) of the Employment Act 1968 as made applicable by section 12; (d) acts in contravention of section 81 of the Employment Act 1968 as made applicable by section 12; or (e) acts in contravention of section 82 of the Employment Act 1968 as made applicable by section 12, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. [12/2013]
(a) an offence under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e); or (b) an offence under section 82 or 87(1) of the Employment Act 1968 in force before, on or after 1 May 2013, on at least one other occasion on or after 1 May 2013 and before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence. [12/2013]
(a) an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate; and (b) the offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any act or default on the part of — (i) any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate; or (ii) any person purporting to act in any such capacity, he or she, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. [28/2008]
(aa) the claims by any person for any payment, lost income or reimbursement under this Act, including making provision for the submission of a claim, and the requirements for a submission, on any website or using an electronic system, the time for making a claim or an adjustment to a claim, and the circumstances in which a claim may be refused; (a) the terms and conditions, manner and method of — (i) any payment to any female or male employee or self‑employed man or woman under section 9, 12A, 12AA, 12AB, 12E, 12H or 12HA, as the case may be; and (ii) any payment to any employee or self‑employed person under section 12B; (b) the manner of and method for determining — (i) the income which a self-employed man or woman is entitled to claim from the Government under section 9, 12AB, 12E or 12H, as the case may be; (ii) the income which a self-employed person is entitled to claim from the Government under section 12B; and (iii) the amount which a person is entitled to claim from the Government under section 9(5A), 12A(2) or 12HA(2); (c) the manner of and method for determining the amount of reimbursement which an employer is entitled to claim under section 10, 12AD, 12C, 12CA, 12G, 12J or 12JA and the terms and conditions subject to which the employer may be reimbursed; [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (d) the assessment, determination and payment of — (i) the income which a self-employed man or woman is entitled to claim under section 9, 12AB, 12E or 12H, as the case may be; (ii) the income which a self-employed person is entitled to claim under section 12B; (iii) the reimbursement which an employer is entitled to claim under section 10, 12AD, 12C, 12CA, 12G, 12J or 12JA; and [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024] (iv) any claim under section 9(5A), 12A(2) or 12HA(2) or any other provision of this Act; (e) the registers and records to be maintained for the purposes of Part 3 and the forms and contents thereof, or the records to be kept and maintained by any person for the purposes of a claim under this Act; and (f) the prescribing of anything that may be prescribed under this Act. [42/2004; 28/2008; 12/2013; 17/2016; 33/2016; 19/2021]
(a) provide for a decision on the assessment, determination and payment of a claim under this Act to be made by a Director or another person acting under the direction of the Director, or a body of persons (each called a relevant authority), or by an electronic system for which operation a relevant authority is responsible; (b) provide that a decision made by the operation of the electronic system is taken to be a decision made by a relevant authority responsible for its operation; and (c) provide for the circumstances in which a relevant authority may review or substitute a decision taken to be made by the relevant authority under paragraph (b). [19/2021]
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any class of persons from complying with any provision of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, subject to any terms or conditions specified in the order. [12/2013]
(a) may be granted subject to such terms or conditions as the Minister considers appropriate; (b) has effect for such period as the Minister considers appropriate; (c) must be in writing and sent by the Minister to the person to whom the exemption is granted; and (d) need not be published in the Gazette. [12/2013]
(a) extend the period for which an exemption granted under subsection (1) has effect; (b) vary or revoke any existing term or condition specified in an exemption granted under subsection (1); (c) revoke, whether wholly or partly, any exemption granted to a person under subsection (1); or (d) impose additional terms or conditions in an exemption granted under subsection (1). [12/2013]
(a) a Second Minister, Minister of State or Senior Minister of State for his or her Ministry; (b) a Parliamentary Secretary or Senior Parliamentary Secretary to his or her Ministry. [12/2013]
(a) any day on which an employee is required to work for 5 hours or shorter under the employee’s contract of service; (b) any day on which a self-employed man or self‑employed woman is engaged in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation for 5 hours or shorter.
“week” means a continuous period of 7 days commencing at midnight on Sunday; “work day”, in relation to an employee, means a day on which the employee is required to work, under the terms of the employee’s contract of service.
(a) in the case of any reimbursement under section 10(2A) in respect of a female employee for her delivery of a child to whom section 10(2B)(b)(i) applies — the earlier of the following dates: (i) the day of the female employee’s confinement; (ii) the first day of the female employee’s absence from work in accordance with section 10(2B)(c); (b) in the case of any reimbursement under section 10(2A) in respect of a female employee for her delivery of a child to whom section 10(2B)(b)(ii) applies — the date on which her child becomes a citizen of Singapore; (c) in the case of any reimbursement under section 12AD(3), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of an employee who is the adoptive mother or adoptive father (whichever is applicable) of a child, and the child is a citizen of Singapore when an application is made by the employee to adopt the child — the date on which the employee makes the application to adopt the child; (d) in the case of any reimbursement under section 12AD(3), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of an employee who is the adoptive mother or adoptive father (whichever is applicable) of a child, and the child is not a citizen of Singapore when an application is made by the employee to adopt the child — the date on which a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child; (e) in the case of any reimbursement under section 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of a male employee who is a natural father of a child to whom section 12I(1)(b)(i) applies — (i) if section 12I(1)(c)(i) or (ii) (whichever is applicable) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the day of the mother’s confinement in respect of the child; or
(ii) if section 12I(1)(c)(iii) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the date that the child’s mother becomes lawfully married to the male employee; or (f) in the case of any reimbursement under section 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of a male employee who is a natural father of a child to whom section 12I(1)(b)(ii) applies — (i) if section 12I(1)(c)(i) or (ii) (whichever is applicable) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the date on which the child becomes a citizen of Singapore; or (ii) if section 12I(1)(c)(iii) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the later of the following dates: (A) the date on which the child becomes a citizen of Singapore; (B) the date that the child’s mother becomes lawfully married to the male employee. [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]
(Formerly known as the Children Development Co-Savings Act (2002 Ed.)) This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.
Bill : 13/2001 First Reading : 22 February 2001 Second and Third Readings : 16 March 2001 Commencement : 1 April 2001
Operation : 31 July 2002
Bill : 41/2004 First Reading : 1 September 2004 Second and Third Readings : 21 September 2004 Commencement : 1 October 2004
Bill : 21/2006 First Reading : 8 November 2006 Second and Third Readings : 22 January 2007 Commencement : 1 March 2007
(Amendments made by section 22 of the above Act) Bill : 40/2007 First Reading : 17 September 2007 Second and Third Readings : 23 October 2007 Commencement : 1 January 2008 (section 22)
Bill : 26/2008 First Reading : 15 September 2008 Second and Third Readings : 21 October 2008 Commencement : 31 October 2008
(Amendments made by section 47 of the above Act) Bill : 34/2008 First Reading : 20 October 2008 Second and Third Readings : 18 November 2008 Commencement : 1 January 2009 (section 47)
(Amendments made by section 33 read with item 1(10) of the Second Schedule to the above Act) Bill : 11/2008 First Reading : 21 July 2008 Second and Third Readings : 16 September 2008 Commencement : 1 March 2010 (section 33 read with item 1(10) of the Second Schedule)
(Amendments made by section 16 of the above Act) Bill : 34/2010 First Reading : 22 November 2010 Second and Third Readings : 10 January 2011 Commencement : 9 March 2011 (section 16)
Bill : 8/2011 First Reading : 28 February 2011 Second and Third Readings : 10 March 2011 Commencement : 1 May 2011
Note: The Children Development Co-Savings Act was renamed as the Child Development Co-Savings Act by this Act.
(Amendments made by section 16 of the above Act) Bill : 22/2011 First Reading : 21 November 2011 Second Reading : 18 January 2012 Notice of Amendments : 18 January 2012 Third Reading : 18 January 2012 Commencement : 1 March 2012 (section 16)
Bill : 10/2013 First Reading : 15 March 2013 Second Reading : 8 April 2013 Notice of Amendments : 8 April 2013 Third Reading : 8 April 2013 Commencement : 1 May 2013
(Amendments made by section 3 of the above Act) Bill : 21/2013 First Reading : 21 October 2013 Second and Third Readings : 12 November 2013 Commencement : 1 April 2014 (section 3)
(Amendments made by section 16 of the above Act) Bill : 23/2015 First Reading : 13 July 2015 Second and Third Readings : 17 August 2015 Commencement : 22 August 2015 (section 16)
Bill : 17/2016 First Reading : 14 April 2016 Second and Third Readings : 9 May 2016 Commencement : 1 July 2016
Bill : 33/2016 First Reading : 10 October 2016 Second and Third Readings : 10 November 2016 Commencement : 1 January 2017 (except sections 2(2), 4(2), 5(2), 6(2), 11(2), 12(2), 14, 17(2), 18(2) and 19)1 July 2017 (sections 2(2), 4(2), 5(2), 6(2), 11(2), 12(2), 14, 17(2), 18(2) and 19)
(Amendments made by section 36 of the above Act) Bill : 20/2016 First Reading : 11 July 2016 Second and Third Readings : 16 August 2016 Commencement : 1 April 2017 (section 36)
(Amendments made by section 25 of the above Act) Bill : 47/2018 First Reading : 2 October 2018 Second Reading : 20 November 2018 Notice of Amendments : 20 November 2018 Third Reading : 20 November 2018 Commencement : 1 April 2019 (section 25)
Commencement : 1 April 2019
(Amendments made by section 57 of the above Act) Bill : 22/2019 First Reading : 5 August 2019 Second Reading : 3 September 2019 Third Reading : 4 September 2019 Commencement : 1 July 2020 (section 57)
(Amendments made by section 459 of the above Act) Bill : 32/2018 First Reading : 10 September 2018 Second and Third Readings : 1 October 2018 Commencement : 30 July 2020 (section 459)
Operation : 31 December 2021
Bill : 15/2021 First Reading : 5 July 2021 Second and Third Readings : 2 August 2021 Commencement : 1 November 2021 (except sections 2(2), 12 and 39(2)) 29 May 2022 (section 2(2) and 39(2))
(Amendments made by the above Act) Bill : 27/2023 First Reading : 2 August 2023 Second and Third Readings : 19 September 2023 Commencement : 1 January 2024
This Act has undergone renumbering in the 2020 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided to help readers locate the corresponding provisions in the last Revised Edition.
