Statutory Maternity Leave
Maternity leave benefits
are provided for in both the Employment Act and the Children
Development
Co-Savings Act.
How Long Is Statutory
Maternity Leave?
Who Is
Eligible?
Are Self-Employed
Mothers Entitled?
Where Can I Find
More Information?
How Long Is Statutory Maternity Leave?
•
Statutory maternity leave has been extended from 8 to 12 weeks for
eligible female
employees from 1 October
2004.
•
The extended 4 weeks (maximum 24 days) can be taken flexibly, with
the employer's
consent, within 6 months from
the child's birth. Otherwise, the additional 4 weeks must
be taken as a block immediately
after the first 8 weeks.
• Employers can give maternity leave and benefits beyond the statutory minimum.
Under The Children Development Co-Savings Act
•
Your employee is legally entitled to 12 weeks of paid maternity
leave regardless of her
occupation, if:
o her child is a Singapore Citizen; and
o
she is lawfully married to the child's father at the time of
the child's
conception or birth; and
o she has fewer than 4 other living children at the time of confinement; and
o she has served your company for at least 180 days before the birth of the child.
• You will pay her salary for all 12 weeks of maternity leave for the first 4 children:
o
for the first 2 confinements, the 9th to 12th week is funded by the
Government,
capped at S$10,000 (including CPF contributions) per
confinement.
o
for the third and fourth confinements, the Government will fund the
full 12 weeks,
capped at S$30,000 (including CPF contributions) per
confinement.
Under The Employment Act
•
If your employee does not meet the above criteria but is covered
under the Employment Act,
she is also legally entitled to 12
weeks of maternity leave for all births.
•
You are required to pay her salary for the first 8 weeks of the
first 2 confinements, if she
has been in service for at least 180
days before the birth of her child.
• Managerial, executive or confidential staff are not covered under the Employment Act.
Are Self-Employed Mothers Entitled?
• Self-employed mothers are also eligible for the Children Development Co-Savings Act, if:
o your child is a Singapore Citizen; and
o
you are lawfully married to the child's father at the time of
the child's conception
or birth; and
o you have fewer than 4 other living children at the time of confinement; and
o
you have been engaged in a particular business, trade, profession
or vocation for a
continuous period of at least 180 days before the birth of your
child, and
o
you have lost income as a result of not engaging in your trade,
business, profession
or vocation during the maternity leave period.
•
You will be granted up to 4 weeks of Government-paid maternity
leave (capped at S$10,000 per
confinement) for the first 2
confinements.
•
For the third and fourth confinements, up to 12 weeks of
Government-paid maternity leave
(capped at S$30,000 per confinement)
will be granted.
Where Can I Find More Information?
• Claims & procedures for Government-paid maternity leave
• Ministry of Manpower website on Government-paid maternity leave
• Government-paid maternity leave and statutory childcare leave information booklet
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