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Childcare Leave For Part-Time Employees In Singapore
If you are a part-time, temporary, contract or probationary employee, your childcare leave entitlement is adjusted based on your working hours.
Your part-time leave calculation depends on whether your child is a Singapore citizen in addition to the following:
- Your child is below 7 years old.
- You have worked for your employer, or been self-employed, for at least 3 continuous months.
If your child is a Singapore citizen
You are entitled to childcare leave in accordance with the Child Development Co-Savings Act (CDCA).
The leave should be adjusted based on the number of working hours, so that it is equivalent to that of a full-time employee, subject to a minimum of 2 days.
Your leave is calculated as follows:
| Average number of hours a week the part-time employee has to work ——————- Average number of hours a week a similar full-time employee has to work |
x | Days of childcare leave a similar full-time employee has, based on duration of employment | x | Number of hours a day a similar full-time employee has to work |
A part-time employee works an average of 4 hours a week, and a similar existing full-time employee works an average of 8 hours a day and 44 hours a week.
The part-time employee’s paid childcare leave entitlement is:
4/44 x 6 x 8 = 4.4 hours (subject to minimum of two days)
The part-time employee will be entitled to 2 days of childcare leave, equivalent to four hours each day.
If your child is not a Singapore citizen
You are entitled to part-time childcare leave in accordance with the Employment Act.
Your leave is calculated as follows:
| Number of hours a week the part-time employee has to work x 52 ———————– Number of hours a week a similar full-time employee has to work x 52 |
x | 2 days of childcare leave | x | Number of hours a day a similar full-time employee has to work |
Source of Information for Employment, all Work Passes & their related matters is from the Ministry Of Manpower & TAFEP.
You may wish to visit Ministry Of Manpower (MOM) online for detailed information and current updates.
