Take-up of Full Two Weeks of Government-paid Paternity Leave by Eligible Fathers

Debated in Parliament on 27 Feb 2023.

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From 2018 to 2020, around 40% of eligible fathers took the full two weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave each year, with about 13,000 fathers in 2018 and 2019 and over 12,000 in 2020.
Data for 2021 and 2022 are not yet available because parents have up to one year after the child's birth to use the leave and claims can be submitted within three months after that period.
The median leave taken by eligible fathers increased from 0.8 weeks to 1.2 weeks between 2018 and 2020, reported in weeks for consistency across different working schedules.
The statistics do not include eligible fathers who may have taken the leave but did not submit claims, potentially affecting the figures.
The question was raised by Louis Ng Kok Kwang, with the response provided by Masagos Zulkifli B M M.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the past five years (a) what is the number and percentage of eligible fathers who have taken the full two weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL); and (b) what is the median number of days of GPPL taken by eligible fathers.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

From 2018 to 2020, about 40% of eligible fathers took the full two weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) in each year. This amounted to around 13,000 fathers in 2018 and 2019, and over 12,000 fathers in 2020. Data for 2021 and 2022 are not available as parents have up to one year after their Singaporean child’s birth to consume the leave, and employers or self-employed persons have three months after that to submit the claims. The statistics exclude eligible fathers who may have consumed the leave but did not submit any claims.

From 2018 to 2020, the median GPPL taken by eligible fathers increased from 0.8 weeks to 1.2 weeks. It is more meaningful to report in weeks rather than in days, as each individual may have a different number of working days in a week.

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From 2018 to 2020, around 40% of eligible fathers took the full two weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave each year, with about 13,000 fathers in 2018 and 2019 and over 12,000 in 2020.
Data for 2021 and 2022 are not yet available because parents have up to one year after the child's birth to use the leave and claims can be submitted within three months after that period.
The median leave taken by eligible fathers increased from 0.8 weeks to 1.2 weeks between 2018 and 2020, reported in weeks for consistency across different working schedules.
The statistics do not include eligible fathers who may have taken the leave but did not submit claims, potentially affecting the figures.
The question was raised by Louis Ng Kok Kwang, with the response provided by Masagos Zulkifli B M M.

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Take-up of Full Two Weeks of Government-paid Paternity Leave by Eligible Fathers

Debated in Parliament on 27 Feb 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

From 2018 to 2020, around 40% of eligible fathers took the full two weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave each year, with about 13,000 fathers in 2018 and 2019 and over 12,000 in 2020.
Data for 2021 and 2022 are not yet available because parents have up to one year after the child's birth to use the leave and claims can be submitted within three months after that period.
The median leave taken by eligible fathers increased from 0.8 weeks to 1.2 weeks between 2018 and 2020, reported in weeks for consistency across different working schedules.
The statistics do not include eligible fathers who may have taken the leave but did not submit claims, potentially affecting the figures.
The question was raised by Louis Ng Kok Kwang, with the response provided by Masagos Zulkifli B M M.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Summary written by AI (learn more)

From 2018 to 2020, around 40% of eligible fathers took the full two weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave each year, with about 13,000 fathers in 2018 and 2019 and over 12,000 in 2020.
Data for 2021 and 2022 are not yet available because parents have up to one year after the child's birth to use the leave and claims can be submitted within three months after that period.
The median leave taken by eligible fathers increased from 0.8 weeks to 1.2 weeks between 2018 and 2020, reported in weeks for consistency across different working schedules.
The statistics do not include eligible fathers who may have taken the leave but did not submit claims, potentially affecting the figures.
The question was raised by Louis Ng Kok Kwang, with the response provided by Masagos Zulkifli B M M.

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Take-up of Full Two Weeks of Government-paid Paternity Leave by Eligible Fathers

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Take-up of Full Two Weeks of Government-paid Paternity Leave by Eligible Fathers

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