Clause 28

by deleting the words “per week of the male employee’s” in subsection (2)(a) and substituting the words “for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of his”; and

by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections: “(3) Where an employer makes payment to a male employee in relation to whom the requirements of subsection (4) are satisfied, for his absence from work with respect to the delivery or adoption of a child, the Government may reimburse the employer an amount that does not exceed each of the amounts mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b). (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the requirements are all of the following: (a)in the case of a male employee who is the natural father of the child —

the requirements of section 12I(1)(b) and (c) are satisfied, but not the requirements of section 12I(1)(d); and

the date of birth of his child is on or after the date of commencement of section 28(b) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Act 2021; (b)in the case of a male employee who is the adoptive father of the child —

the requirements of section 12I(2)(c) and (f) are satisfied, but not the requirements of section 12I(2)(d); and

the making of the employee’s application to adopt that child, or the issue of a dependant’s pass in respect of that child (whichever is applicable) is on or after the date of commencement of section 28(b) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Act 2021;

where section 12I(1)(b)(ii) applies, the male employee’s absence from work commences on or after the date that his child becomes a citizen of Singapore;

the male employee’s absence from work occurs within 12 months commencing on the date of birth of the child.(5) Subsection (4) applies in relation to the natural father of a stillborn child as it applies to the natural father of a child born alive.”.