Child Care Leave

An employee is entitled to six days of child care leave per year if he or she is covered under the Child Development Co-Savings Act. The act covers all parents of Singapore citizens who meet all these conditions:

  • Child is a citizen of Singapore who is under seven years of age.

  • Parent must be working for the same employer for at least three consecutive calendar months.

    Or, for self-employment, parent must be working in the same business or profession for at least three consecutive calendar months and has lost income during the child care leave period.

The total child care leave entitlement for each parent, regardless of the number of children, is six days per year until the child has reached the age of seven.

Extended Child Care Leave

In addition to child care leave, the Government of Singapore also provides extended child care leave (2 days per year) to parents who need support to care for their primary-aged children. Parents who meet these conditions are eligible for extended child care leave:

  • Child is a citizen of Singapore.

  • Child (or youngest child) is 7-12 years of age.

  • Parent must be working for the same employer for at least three consecutive calendar months.

    Or, for self-employment, parent must be working in the same business or profession for at least three consecutive calendar months and has lost income during the child care leave period.

For parents with children in both age groups (0-6 years and 7-12 years), the total paid child care leave (regular and extended) for each parent is a maximum of 6 days per year.

In Global Payroll for Singapore, extended child care leave has to be applied using the take element for child care leave only. This is because the total leave entitlement under regular and extended child care leaves is six days per year, which is same as the maximum entitlement for the (regular) child care leave. In a case where an employee is not eligible for the maximum entitlement for child care leave, he or she may also opt to apply for extended child care leave to try to get all six days of leave if possible. In that case, the bracket CHCA BR LVE ENT has to be overridden at the payee level to indicate that the actual number of days to which an employee is entitled.

See Also PeopleSoft Global Payroll: Bracket Name Page

Supporting Elements for Child Care Leave

The system delivers these elements to support child care leave:

  • Date element ELIG DT 90 DYS is created to calculate the eligibility date for paternity, adoption, and child care leaves.

  • Absence entitlement CHCA LVE ENT.

    Bracket CHCA BR LVE ENT and formula CHCA FM RESOLV ENT are referenced in absence entitlement CHCA LVE ENT.

  • Absence take CHCA LVE TAKE.

    Formula CHCA FM LVE TAKE is referenced in absence take CHCA LVE TAKE the day formula element.