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Who is eligible for the extended Government-Paid Maternity leave?
You will qualify for 16 weeks of paid maternity leave if:
(i) Your child is born on or after 17 Aug 2008; and
(ii) Your child is a Singapore Citizen; and
(iii) The child's parents are lawfully married; and
(iv) You have worked for the employer for a continuous duration of at least 90 days before the birth of the child.
Employers are encouraged to allow their eligible staff to claim the additional maternity, infant care and childcare leave provisions and extend the enhanced protection to pregnant employees from 17 Aug 2008; if they do so, the Government will pay for its share of the additional leave taken. When the necessary legislative and administrative changes are completed, employers will be required by law to provide the relevant leave options to eligible employees
For self-employed mothers, in addition to criteria (i) to (iii), you must have been engaged in a particular business or profession for a continuous period of at least 90 days before the child is born, and have lost income as a result of not engaging in the business or profession during the maternity leave period.
