Clause 10

by deleting the words “every 4 weeks or 24 days, as the case may be” in subsection (2)(a)(i) and (b)(i) and substituting in each case the words “every period equal in duration to 4 times the employee’s weekly index or every 24 days, whichever is the lower”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(2A) Where an employer makes payment to a female employee in relation to whom the requirements of subsection (2B) are satisfied, in respect of her absence from work for her confinement, the Government may reimburse the employer an amount that —

if the employee’s confinement is her first or second specified event — does not exceed each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(a)(i) and (ii); and

if the employee’s confinement is her third or subsequent specified event — does not exceed each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(b)(i) and (ii).(2B) For the purposes of subsection (2A), the requirements are all of the following: (a)the female employee’s confinement occurs, or the estimated delivery date for her confinement is, on or after the date of commencement of section 10(b) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Act 2021; (b)the child delivered during her confinement —

is a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, or is a stillborn child who would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth; or

is not a citizen of Singapore at the time of the child’s birth, but becomes a citizen of Singapore within the period of 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth;

where paragraph (b)(ii) applies, the female employee’s absence from work commences on or after the day the child becomes a citizen of Singapore in accordance with that provision;

the female employee’s absence from work occurs within 12 months commencing on the day of her confinement;

the female employee does not satisfy the requirement in section 9A(1)(c) or 9A(1A)(c).”.