Companies that Provided Extra Two Weeks of Government-paid Paternity Leave Announced in Budget 2023

Mr. Louis Ng asked how many companies have offered the extra two weeks of Government-paid paternity leave announced in Budget 2023, and if the data is unavailable, whether the Government would collect it.
The Minister responded that the voluntary leave provision took effect on 1 January 2024, with fathers having up to one year to use it and employers three months after that to submit claims, making the data currently unavailable.
The Government is monitoring the utilisation of the leave and will collate the data when it becomes available.

Mr. Louis Ng asked how many companies have offered the extra two weeks of Government-paid paternity leave announced in Budget 2023, and if the data is unavailable, whether the Government would collect it.
The Minister responded that the voluntary leave provision took effect on 1 January 2024, with fathers having up to one year to use it and employers three months after that to submit claims, making the data currently unavailable.
The Government is monitoring the utilisation of the leave and will collate the data when it becomes available.

Mr. Louis Ng asked how many companies have offered the extra two weeks of Government-paid paternity leave announced in Budget 2023, and if the data is unavailable, whether the Government would collect it.
The Minister responded that the voluntary leave provision took effect on 1 January 2024, with fathers having up to one year to use it and employers three months after that to submit claims, making the data currently unavailable.
The Government is monitoring the utilisation of the leave and will collate the data when it becomes available.

Mr. Louis Ng asked how many companies have offered the extra two weeks of Government-paid paternity leave announced in Budget 2023, and if the data is unavailable, whether the Government would collect it.
The Minister responded that the voluntary leave provision took effect on 1 January 2024, with fathers having up to one year to use it and employers three months after that to submit claims, making the data currently unavailable.
The Government is monitoring the utilisation of the leave and will collate the data when it becomes available.

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