Singapore legislation

Clause 13

Meaning of “caregiving responsibilities”

(1)

The protected characteristic of caregiving responsibilities, in relation to an individual on any day, means the fact that the individual has a responsibility to care for or support any family member —

(a)

on that day;

(b)

at any time during the prescribed period before that day; or

(c)

if no period is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (b) — at any time before that day.

(2)

In subsection (1), “family member”, in relation to an individual, means —

(a)

a spouse of the individual;

(b)

a child of the individual, including an adopted child or a stepchild;

(c)

a parent of the individual, including an adoptive parent;

(d)

a father‑in‑law or mother‑in‑law of the individual;

(e)

a brother or sister of the individual;

(f)

a grandparent or grandchild of the individual; or

(g)

any other individual who —

(i)

is related to the firstmentioned individual by blood or marriage; and

(ii)

lives in the same household as the firstmentioned individual.

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