Paternity Leave and Childcare Leave
Paternity Leave
Eligibility
- The child must be a Singapore Citizen
- Father is lawfully married to spouse between conception and birth
- Father have worked for 3 months in the same company or self-employed
Entitlement
- 1 week of Government-Paid Paternity Leave(GPPL)
- For fathers of citizen children born from 1 January 2015 onwards, you may get up to 1 additional week of GPPL, if your employer voluntarily agrees to provide it.
- Fathers are entitled to 2 weeks of GPPL if the child is born after January 2017 onwards
Childcare Leave
- If the child is not a Singaporean, the father is not eligible for paternity leave as it is based on the child’s citizenship.
- On the other hand, if they meet all the other eligibility criteria, the child can become a Singapore citizen within 12 months of birth and the father can take paternity leave.
- Father of a stillborn or newborn child that passed away is still eligible for paternity leave but need to have a hospital-issued notification of stillbirth. However, it does not apply if the wife had a miscarriage.
Eligibility
Entitlement
- The child is under 7 years old
Arrangement
Default
Flexible
Calculating Actual leave days
- Employee have worked for 3 months in the same company or self-employed
- 6 days of childcare leave yearly if the child is a Singapore Citizen
- The child is a Singapore Citizen or otherwise entitlement would vary under the Employment Act
- 2 days of childcare leave yearly if the child is not a Singapore Citizen
Childcare leave is capped at 42 days
- Leaves cannot be carried forward to the next year
- First 3 days paid by the employers, Last 3 days paid by Government
- Payments are capped at $500 per day including the CPF contribution
- Parents are also entitled to 2 days of extend childcare leave if the youngest child is between 7 to 12 years old.
Conditions & Restriction
- Early notice of 1 week
- No transfering childcare leave to spouses
- Carry over any unused childcare leave over to another company if you change job
- Encash unused childcare leave