As a working father, you can currently apply to share up to 4 weeks of your wife’s 16 weeks of Government-Paid Maternity Leave, subject to your wife’s agreement.
Eligibility
If you are a working father, including one who is self-employed, you are entitled to shared parental leave if you meet the following requirements:
- Your child is a Singapore citizen.
- The child's mother qualifies for Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML).
- You are lawfully married to the child's mother.
Entitlement
If your citizen child is born, or has an estimated delivery date (EDD) on or after 1 July 2017, you are entitled to take up to 4 weeks of shared parental leave, capped at $2,500 per week, including CPF. The shared parental leave is allocated in blocks of full weeks, e.g. your wife can allocate 1 to 4 weeks of shared parental leave.
If your citizen child is born, or has an EDD before 1 July 2017, you will be entitled to 1 week of shared parental leave, capped at $2,500, including CPF.
You can take your leave as follows:
| Arrangement |
Up to 4 weeks |
| Default, without any mutual agreement |
Take in a continuous stretch within 12 months after the birth of the child. |
| Flexibly, by mutual agreement |
Take in blocks of weeks or in working days, in any combination within 12 months after the birth of the child. |
| Calculating working days |
Number of weeks x the number of working days in the week.
Capped at 6 working days per week.
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How to apply or claim
For instructions on leave application or reimbursement claims, visit the Government-Paid Leave (GPL) Portal.
Find out more
To find out more about Government-Paid leave schemes, you can visit: