Singapore legislation
Clause 30
Clause 30
Transitional provisions for certain extra paternity leave, etc., voluntarily granted by employer
(1)
This section applies where —
a natural father of a pre‑1 April 2025 child is a male employee;
the employer of the male employee has voluntarily granted to the male employee —
extra paternity leave in accordance with section 12JA(2) of the principal Act, before the specified PL commencement date; or
absence from work in accordance with section 12JA(6) of the principal Act, before the specified PL commencement date; and
the whole or any part of the extra paternity leave or absence from work mentioned in paragraph (b) was taken or occurred before the specified PL commencement date (called in this section the pre‑1 April 2025 leave).
(2)
Subject to subsection (5), any pre‑1 April 2025 leave granted under section 12JA(2) of the principal Act is to be treated as paternity leave taken in accordance with section 12H of the amended Act and paid by the employer in accordance with section 12I of the amended Act, for which a claim for reimbursement for that payment may be made by the employer under section 12J(1) of the amended Act on or after the specified PL commencement date.
(3)
Where any pre‑1 April 2025 leave relates to extra paternity leave mentioned in section 12JA(2)(c) of the principal Act that has not ended as at the specified PL commencement date (called in this section the ongoing EPL), the balance of the ongoing EPL must be taken in accordance with section 12H of the amended Act on and after the specified PL commencement date.
(4)
Despite subsection (3), the natural father may take the balance of the ongoing EPL relating to a continuous period of leave under section 12H of the amended Act without providing the notice required under section 12H(1A) of the amended Act.
(5)
Any claim by an employer under section 12JA(2) of the principal Act for reimbursement in respect of any pre‑1 April 2025 leave, that is made before the specified PL commencement date and is pending as at that date, is to be treated as a claim under section 12J(1) of the amended Act made on that date.
(6)
Any claim by an employer under section 12JA(6) of the principal Act for reimbursement in respect of any pre‑1 April 2025 leave, that is made before the specified PL commencement date and is pending as at that date, is to be treated as a claim under section 12J(3) of the amended Act made on that date in respect of a male employee in relation to whom the requirements of section 12J(4) of the amended Act are satisfied.