Child Development Co-Savings Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Schedules
Schedule 1 · Weekly index
Feedback & supportFIRST SCHEDULESections 2(1) and (3) and 12JA(5)Weekly indexPart 1Weekly index determined according to work patternFirst column Second columnWork pattern Weekly index1.Number of work days in a week is the same in every week Number of work days in a week2.Number of work days varies from one week to another, but there is a consistent or regular pattern repeated over a fixed number of weeks where Tis the total number of work days in the fixed number of weeks over which the pattern is repeated; and Wis the fixed number of weeks over which the pattern is repeated 3.Number of work days varies from one week to another, and there is no consistent or regular pattern repeated over a fixed number of weeks where Tis the total number of work days in the period of 3 weeks immediately preceding the applicable date determined according to Part 2 or 3 (whichever is applicable) of this Schedule [Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]Notes on Table:1. In this Table, the work pattern of a male or female employee is determined in accordance with the employee’s contract of service as in force on the date immediately before the applicable date determined according to Part 2 or 3 (whichever is applicable) of this Schedule.[Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024]2. In this Table, the work pattern of a self-employed man or self‑employed woman is his or her work pattern immediately before the applicable date determined according to Part 2 of this Schedule.
employee
“employee” means any person who has entered into or works under a contract of service with an employer in Singapore, and includes a workman as defined in the Employment Act 1968 and any officer or employee of the Government;
3. In calculating the number of work days for the purposes of this Table, each of the following is regarded as half a work day:
any day on which an employee is required to work for 5 hours or shorter under the employee’s contract of service;
any day on which a self-employed man or self‑employed woman is engaged in his or her trade, business, profession or vocation for 5 hours or shorter.3A. For the purposes of calculating the weekly index, the maximum number of work days is 6.
self-employed man
“self-employed man” means any man resident in Singapore who engages in or carries on any trade, business, profession or vocation other than employment under a contract of service and derives income from that trade, business, profession or vocation, or any other man declared by the Minister to be a self‑employed man for the purposes of this Act;
4. In this Table —“week” means a continuous period of 7 days commencing at midnight on Sunday;“work day”, in relation to an employee, means a day on which the employee is required to work, under the terms of the employee’s contract of service.
5. Any duration calculated under this Act as a multiple of the weekly index, if not a whole number of days, is to be rounded down to the nearest half‑day or whole day.Part 2Applicable date for determining weekly index according to context in which weekly index is mentionedFirst column Second columnContext in which weekly index is mentioned Applicable date1.Section 9(1) The day of the female employee’s confinement or her first day of absence from work under section 9(1), whichever is the earlier 2.Section 9(1A) The day on which the last of all the eligibility criteria applicable to the female employee under section 9A(1A) is satisfied 3.Section 9(1B) The day on which the last of all the eligibility criteria applicable to the female employee under section 9A(1A) is satisfied 4.Section 9(4) The day of the self‑employed woman’s confinement or the first day that she ceases to be actively engaged in her trade, business, profession or vocation for the purposes of section 9(4), whichever is the earlier5.Section 9(4A) The day on which the last of all the eligibility criteria applicable to the self‑employed woman under section 9A(1A), is satisfied 6.Section 12AA(1), where the child to be adopted is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when the female employee applies to adopt the child The date on which the female employee makes the application to adopt the child7.Section 12AA(1), where the child to be adopted is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when the female employee applies to adopt the child The date on which a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child 8.Section 12AB(1), where the child to be adopted is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when the self‑employed woman applies to adopt the child The date on which the self‑employed woman makes the application to adopt the child9.Section 12AB(1), where the child to be adopted is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when the self‑employed woman applies to adopt the child The date on which a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child 9A.Section 12B The date on which the relevant period in relation to the childcare leave or extended childcare leave (as the case may be) starts, or the date on which the parent concerned is eligible for childcare leave or extended childcare leave under that section (as the case may be) during the relevant period, whichever is the later9B.Section 12DA The day or date applicable to an employee or a self‑employed person in items 1 to 9, or items 11, 12 and 13 (whichever is applicable), for the purposes of any paid leave or claim for lost income that the employee or self‑employed person (as the case may be) is entitled to under section 9, 12AA, 12AB or 12H10.Section 12E The day on which the last of all the eligibility criteria applicable to the male employee or self‑employed man under section 12F is satisfied11.Section 12H(1) and (4), where the male employee or self‑employed man is the natural father of the child The day on which the last of all the eligibility criteria applicable to the male employee or self‑employed man under section 12I(1) is satisfied12.Section 12H(1) and (4), where the male employee or self‑employed man is the adoptive father of the child, and the child is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when an application is made by the adoptive father to adopt the child The date on which the application by the male employee or self‑employed man to adopt the child is made13.Section 12H(1) and (4), where the male employee or self‑employed man is the adoptive father of the child, and the child is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when an application is made by the adoptive father to adopt the child The date on which a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child[33/2016; 19/2021; S 203/2019][Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]Part 3APPLICABLE DATE FOR DETERMINING WEEKLY INDEX OF EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSE OF LIMIT ON DISCRETIONARY REIMBURSEMENT TO EMPLOYER1. Where the Government decides to reimburse an employer under section 10(2A), 12AD(3), 12DB(6), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of an employee’s absence from work, the applicable date for determining the weekly index of the employee is —
weekly index
“weekly index”, in relation to a male or female employee or a self‑employed man or self‑employed woman, means his or her number of work days per week determined in accordance with the First Schedule.
in the case of any reimbursement under section 10(2A) or 12DB(6) in respect of a female employee for her delivery of a child to whom section 10(2B)(b)(i) applies — the earlier of the following dates:
the day of the female employee’s confinement;
confinement
“confinement” means the delivery of one or more children (including a stillborn child) from one pregnancy;
the first day of the female employee’s absence from work in accordance with section 10(2B)(c);[Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
in the case of any reimbursement under section 10(2A) or 12DB(6) in respect of a female employee for her delivery of a child to whom section 10(2B)(b)(ii) applies — the date on which her child becomes a citizen of Singapore;[Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
in the case of any reimbursement under section 12AD(3), 12DB(6), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of an employee who is the adoptive mother or adoptive father (whichever is applicable) of a child, and the child is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when an application is made by the employee to adopt the child — the date on which the employee makes the application to adopt the child;[Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
adoptive mother
“adoptive mother” includes a woman who —(a)applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; or(b)has obtained a dependant’s pass for a child whom she intends to adopt in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children;
in the case of any reimbursement under section 12AD(3), 12DB(6), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of an employee who is the adoptive mother or adoptive father (whichever is applicable) of a child, and the child is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore when an application is made by the employee to adopt the child — the date on which a dependant’s pass is issued in respect of the child;[Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
adoptive father
“adoptive father” includes a man who —(a)applies to adopt a child in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children; or(b)has obtained a dependant’s pass for a child whom he intends to adopt in accordance with any written law relating to the adoption of children;
in the case of any reimbursement under section 12DB(6), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of a male employee who is a natural father of a child to whom section 12I(1)(b)(i) applies —
natural father
“natural father”, in relation to a child, includes a person who is identified in the registration of the birth of the child as the father of the child;
if section 12I(1)(c)(i) or (ii) (whichever is applicable) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the day of the mother’s confinement in respect of the child; or
if section 12I(1)(c)(iii) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the date that the child’s mother becomes lawfully married to the male employee; or[Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]
in the case of any reimbursement under section 12DB(6), 12J(3) or 12JA(6) in respect of a male employee who is a natural father of a child to whom section 12I(1)(b)(ii) applies —
if section 12I(1)(c)(i) or (ii) (whichever is applicable) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the date on which the child becomes a citizen of Singapore; or
if section 12I(1)(c)(iii) applies in relation to the male employee and the child’s mother — the later of the following dates:
the date on which the child becomes a citizen of Singapore;
the date that the child’s mother becomes lawfully married to the male employee.[Act 32 of 2023 wef 01/01/2024][Act 46 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025]