Apr 3, 2025 2 min read

Singapore – Parental and Shared Parental Leave Change

The prime minister of Singapore announced several planned legislative changes to family leave entitlements during the 2024 National Day Rally. The changes will introduce increased parental and shared parental leave entitlements under the Children Development Co-Savings Act (CDCA). The changes will be phased in two phases, with Phase 1 commencing on 1 April 2025 and Phase 2 on 1 April 2026.

Government Paid Parental Leave (GPPL)

Currently, eligible working fathers are entitled to 2 weeks of Government Paid Parental Leave (GPPL) and may take an additional 2 weeks of GPPL, if their employers allow them to do so. Employers who grant the additional paternity leave on a voluntary basis will be reimbursed by the Government.

From 1 April 2025, the additional 2 weeks of voluntary GPPL will be mandatory. Eligible working fathers with Singapore citizen children born on or after 1 April 2025 will be entitled to 4 weeks of GPPL.

Shared Parental Leave

As per the CDCA, mothers are currently allowed to transfer only 4 of their 16 weeks of government-paid maternity leave (GPML) to the father.

From 1 April 2025, the current shared parental leave scheme will cease and be replaced with a new scheme. The new scheme comprises 10 weeks of paid parental leave, shared between both parents. It will be implemented in two phases:

The 10 weeks of leave is provided on top of GPML and GPPL entitlements.

Key Features of the New SPL Scheme

For more information on the new shared parental leave and parental leave, refer to the booklet.

Please contact your Mercans’ services delivery team for any additional information regarding the implications of the above change.

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