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Written Answer to PQ on Private Companies that Provide Flexi-Care Leave

NOTICE PAPER NO. 849 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 06 MAY 2026
QUESTION NO. 1543 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Ms Lee Hui Ying

To ask the Minister for Manpower from 2022 to 2025, on average each year, what are the number and percentage of private companies that provide flexi-care leave, such as for medical appointments and mental wellness, to employees.

Answer:

Based on MOM’s survey of private companies1, an average of 67.8%, or about 10,400 companies, provided unplanned time-off for employees to attend to personal matters, including medical appointments and other caregiving needs, from 2022 to 2024. Over the same period, companies also offered other forms of non-statutory leave, including non-statutory paid family care leave2 (34.5% or 5,300), paid sick leave without MC3 (27.9% or 4,600) and additional paid child sick leave4 (36.4% or 5,500).

FOOTNOTE

  1. Data pertains to private companies each with at least 25 employees, and to permanent employees and employees on term contract of at least one year.
  2. Paid Family Care Leave refers to leave granted to employees for taking care of their family members (e.g. parents, step parents, parents-in-law, children, spouse) or to accompany them for medical appointments when they are sick or when the main caregiver is not available.
  3. Paid Sick Leave Without MC is collected from 2023 onwards.
  4. Medical Certificate (MC) required.