Government-Paid Leave Schemes
The Government-Paid Leave Schemes aims to foster a pro-family environment in Singapore by supporting Singaporeans in having and raising children.
Supports eligible working mothers (including self-employed mothers) in recovering from delivery and caring for their infants.
Supports eligible working fathers (including self-employed fathers) in caring for their infants, and encourages shared parental responsibility.
Supports eligible adoptive mothers (including self-employed mothers) in caring for their adopted infants.
Supports eligible working parents in sharing parental responsibility and caring for their infants.
Supports eligible working parents (including self-employed, adoptive, foster parents, step-parents and legal guardians) in caring for and enjoying quality time with their children.
Supports eligible working mothers (including self-employed mothers) who do not qualify for the Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML) scheme due to their employment arrangements (e.g. on short-term employment contracts, or employment contracts had expired before the birth of their child).
Supports eligible working fathers (including self-employed fathers), who do not qualify for the Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) scheme due to their employment arrangements (e.g. on short-term employment contracts, or employment contracts had expired before the birth or adoption of their child).
Supports eligible working mothers (including self-employed mothers) who do not qualify for the Adoption Leave for Mothers (AL) scheme due to their employment arrangements (e.g. on short-term employment contracts, or employment contracts had expired before the adoption of their child).
Support eligible working parents who do not qualify for the Shard Parental Leave (SPL) scheme due to their employment arrangements (e.g. on short-term employment contracts, or employment contracts had expired before the birth or adoption of their child).
Supports eligible working parents (including adoptive, foster parents, step-parents and legal guardians) in caring for their newborn children.
To find out more on Government-Paid Leave Schemes' claims and applications processes, please visit the Government-Paid Leave Portal.