Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Child Development Co-Savings (Part-Time Employees) Regulations 2008
Regulation 5
Childcare leave
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the number of hours of childcare leave that a part‑time employee who satisfies the requirements of section 12B(1) of the Act is entitled to for a relevant period is calculated in accordance with the following formula:where —
“NHWP” is the normal hours of work for one week that the part‑time employee is required to work;
“NHWF” is the normal hours of work for one week that a similar full‑time employee is required to work;
“C” is the number of days of childcare leave that a similar full‑time employee is entitled to, under section 12B(1) of the Act, for the relevant period; and
“NHDF” is the number of hours a day that a similar full‑time employee is required to work.
Subregulation 2
A part‑time employee who satisfies the requirements of section 12B(1) of the Act is entitled to not less than 2 days of childcare leave.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (4), an employer must pay a part‑time employee who is entitled to childcare leave at the employee’s hourly gross rate of pay, for each hour of childcare leave taken by the employee.
Subregulation 4
Where a part‑time employee has taken 3 days of childcare leave, the amount of payment the employee is entitled to receive from the employee’s employer under paragraph (3) must not exceed $500 for each subsequent day of childcare leave that the employee is entitled to under paragraph (1) and that is taken by the employee.