Clause 5

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsections:“(1A) Subject to this section, a female employee shall be entitled to absent herself from work under section 9(1B) and to payment under section 9(1A) or (1B), and a self-employed woman shall be entitled to payment by the Government under section 9(4A), if —

the child —

is born to her on or after the date of commencement of the Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Act 2006;

is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth; and

becomes a citizen of Singapore before he attains 6 months of age;

she has fewer than 4 other living children at the time of her confinement;

she —

is lawfully married to the child’s natural father at the time the child is conceived; or

becomes lawfully married to the child’s natural father after the child is conceived but before the child’s birth, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting at the time of the child’s birth;

in the case of a female employee, she has served the employer for not less than 180 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and

in the case of a self-employed woman, she has been carrying on her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of not less than 180 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement.(1B) Subject to this section, a female employee shall be entitled to absent herself from work under section 9(1D) and to payment under section 9(1C) or (1D), and a self-employed woman shall be entitled to payment by the Government under section 9(4B), if —

the child —

is born to her on or after the date of commencement of the Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Act 2006; and

is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth;

she has fewer than 4 other living children at the time of her confinement;

she —

is not lawfully married to the child’s natural father at the time the child is conceived or at any time after the child is conceived but before the child’s birth; and

becomes lawfully married to the child’s natural father after the child’s birth but before the child attains 6 months of age;

in the case of a female employee, she has served the employer for not less than 180 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and

in the case of a self-employed woman, she has been carrying on her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of not less than 180 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement.(1C) Subject to this section, a female employee shall be entitled to absent herself from work under section 9(1F) and to payment under section 9(1E) or (1F), and a self-employed woman shall be entitled to payment by the Government under section 9(4C), if —

the child —

is born to her on or after the date of commencement of the Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Act 2006;

is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth; and

becomes a citizen of Singapore before he attains 6 months of age;

she has fewer than 4 other living children at the time of her confinement;

she —

is not lawfully married to the child’s natural father at the time the child is conceived or at any time after the child is conceived but before the child’s birth; and

becomes lawfully married to the child’s natural father after the child’s birth but before the child attains 6 months of age;

in the case of a female employee, she has served the employer for not less than 180 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement; and

in the case of a self-employed woman, she has been carrying on her trade, business, profession or vocation for a continuous period of not less than 180 days immediately preceding the day of her confinement.”;

by deleting the words “Subsection (1)(b)” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Subsections (1)(b), (1A)(b), (1B)(b) and (1C)(b)”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) Notwithstanding anything in the Employment Act (Cap. 91), no female employee shall be entitled to receive payment under section 76 of that Act in respect of any period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of that Act for which she is entitled to receive payment under section 9(1A), (1C) or (1E).”;

by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(a)in respect of her first or second confinement, the amount of payment she shall be entitled to receive from her employer —

under section 9(1) for the period of her absence from work after the first 8 weeks of such absence;

under subsection (1A), (1C) or (1E) of section 9 for such period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91) after the first 8 weeks of absence as she is entitled to receive payment under that subsection; or

under section 9(1B), (1D) or (1F) —

for the whole period of her absence from work, if that period does not exceed 4 weeks; or

if that period exceeds 4 weeks, for a period of 4 weeks of her absence from work,shall not exceed $10,000; and

in respect of her third or fourth confinement, the amount of payment she shall be entitled to receive from her employer —

under section 9(1), (1B), (1D) or (1F) for the whole period of her absence from work; or

under subsection (1A), (1C) or (1E) of section 9 for such period of her absence from work under section 76(1) of the Employment Act (Cap. 91) as she is entitled to receive payment under that subsection,shall not exceed $30,000.”; and

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) Where a self-employed woman ceases to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation during the whole or part of any period referred to in section 9(4), (4A), (4B) or (4C) —

in respect of her first or second confinement, the amount of payment she shall be entitled to receive from the Government for the period referred to in section 9(5)(a)(i) or (ii) shall not exceed $10,000; and

in respect of her third or fourth confinement, the amount of payment she shall be entitled to receive from the Government for the period referred to in section 9(5)(b) shall not exceed $30,000.”.