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Singapore - Apply for Government-Paid Child Care Leave (GPCL)

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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person
For Employee:

  1. The applicant shall visit the office of his/her employer to get this grant.
  2. Early notice should be given to the employer before taking the leave.
  3. Meanwhile, the employer will verify your eligibility and make alternate work arrangements.
  4. The application form can be downloaded from the online link
  5. Now complete the form with the necessary information and make sure you have all the documents in hand that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
  6. Attach the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below with the completed application form.
  7. Check the application form and then submit it to the employer.
  8. After approval from the employer, the leave can be applied according to the company’s procedure.
  9. The employer, after receiving the form and all the documents should submit the employee’s claim through the GPL portal (Government Paid Leave Portal) before three months from the last date of employee's child care leave taken.
  10. The claim can be submitted online through the following steps.
    • The employer shall visit the GPL portal in the following Link
    • Click on the button “Submit applications” present below the heading “I want to..”.
    • Choose the “An employer” option in the pop up.
    • Log in using CorpPass account or SingPass account. Create an account if you don’t have an account.
    • Click on “new form” button. In the next page, read the instructions, fill in the required details and click on “Continue” button.
    • Fill in the employer details such as contact details and bank details, and click on the “continue” button to proceed.
    • Fill in the details of the employee, and click on the “Continue” button to proceed.
    • Check all the details of employer and click on “Continue” button.
    • Check all the details of employee and click on “Confirm” button.
    • Then click on “Yes” button to confirm.
    • Read the declaration carefully and click on “confirm” button.
    • An application transaction number will be displayed. Note it down for reference.
    • The status of the application can also be checked within the portal itself.
    • To view the status, visit the following Online link. Click on the “View APPLICATION STATUS” button. Then click on the “An Employer” option. Login through SingPass and proceed to check the status.
  11. A notification will be sent to the employer and the employee after the application is processed.


Apply In-Person For Employee and foster parent/kin carer

  1. The applicant shall visit the office of his/her employer to get this grant.
  2. Early notice should be given to the employer before taking the leave.
  3. Meanwhile, the employer will verify your eligibility and make alternate work arrangements.
  4. The Letter of Identity should be shown to the employer as proof that a foster child needs to be cared for under the Children and Young Persons Act. The employer can write to the MSF Fostering Service at [email protected] to check the eligibility for child care leave.
  5. The application form can be downloaded from the online link
  6. Now complete the form with the necessary information and make sure you have all the documents in hand that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
  7. Attach the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below with the completed application form.
  8. Check the application form and then submit it to the employer.
  9. After approval from the employer, the leave can be applied according to the company’s procedure.
  10. The employer, after receiving the form and all the documents should submit the employee’s claim through the GPL portal (Government Paid Leave Portal) before three months from the last date of employee's child care leave taken.
  11. The claim can be submitted online through the following steps.
    • The employer shall visit the GPL portal in the following Link
    • Click on the button “Submit applications” present below the heading “I want to..”.
    • Choose the “An employer” option in the pop up.
    • Log in using CorpPass account or SingPass account. Create an account if you don’t have an account.
    • Click on “new form” button. In the next page, read the instructions, fill in the required details and click on “Continue” button.
    • Fill in the employer details such as contact details and bank details, and click on the “continue” button to proceed.
    • Fill in the details of the employee, and click on the “Continue” button to proceed.
    • Check all the details of employer and click on “Continue” button.
    • Check all the details of employee and click on “Confirm” button.
    • Then click on “Yes” button to confirm.
    • Read the declaration carefully and click on “confirm” button.
    • An application transaction number will be displayed. Note it down for reference.
    • The status of the application can also be checked within the portal itself.
    • To view the status, visit the following Online link. Click on the “View APPLICATION STATUS” button. Then click on the “An Employer” option. Login through SingPass and proceed to check the status.
  12. A notification will be sent to the employer and the employee after the application is processed.


Apply Online For self employed person

  1. The self employed person has to record and keep all the child care leave dates before applying for claim.
  2. The self employed person shall visit the GPL portal in the following online link
  3. Click on the button “Submit applications” present below the heading “I want to..”.
  4. Choose the “A self employed person / parent” option in the pop up.
  5. Log in through SingPass account. Create an account if you don’t have an account.
  6. In the next page, read the instructions, fill in the required details and click on “Continue” button.
  7. Fill in the parent details such as contact details and bank details, and click on the “Submit” button to proceed.
  8. Check all the details and click on “Confirm” button. Then click on “Yes” button to confirm.
  9. An application transaction number will be displayed. Note it down for reference.
  10. The status of the application can also be checked within the portal itself.
  11. To view the status, visit the following Online link. Click on the “View APPLICATION STATUS” button. Then click on the “A Self Employed Person/Parent” option. Login through SingPass and proceed to check the status.
  12. A notification will be sent to the self employed person after the application is processed.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Declaration form GPCL1
  • Copy of the adoption order from family court
  • Copy of the Dependants pass
  • Copy of petition to family court
  • Copy of notice of assessment from IRAS
  • Letter of identity as a proof for foster child



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Tanjong Pagar Post Office
P.O. Box 889Singapore 910824 ​
Contact details of office Contact link
Contact details of Ministry of Social and Family Development Contact link

EligibilityEdit

For Government-Paid Child Care Leave (GPCL) Scheme

  • The applicant’s youngest child is below 7 years old and is a Singapore citizen.
  • Adoptive parents will be eligible after the Adoption Order is passed in the court.
  • An employee should have served the employer for a period of at least three months.
  • A self-employed person should have engaged in a particular business, trade or profession for a period of at least three months.


For Extended Child Care Leave (ECL) Scheme

  • The applicant’s youngest child is between 7 and 12 years old and is a Singapore citizen.
  • Adoptive parents will be eligible after the Adoption Order is passed in the court.
  • An employee should have served the employer for a period of at least three months.
  • A self-employed person should have engaged in a particular business, trade or profession for a period of at least three months.



FeesEdit

There is no fee for this application process.


ValidityEdit

It is valid till the leave benefit is acquired.


Documents to UseEdit

Application form online link


Sample DocumentsEdit

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.


Processing TimeEdit

The processing time is within 14 weeks.


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InstructionsEdit

  • Under Government-Paid Child Care Leave (GPCL) Scheme, if the age of the youngest child is below 7 years old, you and your spouse can get 6 days of paid child care leave in a 12-month relevant period after agreement with your employer. The child care leave is distributed according to the length of employment service.
  • Under Extended Child Care Leave (ECL) Scheme, if the age of the youngest child is between 7 and 12 years old, you and your spouse can get 2 days of paid child care leave in a 12-month relevant period after agreement with your employer. The Government will reimburse(make payment) both days, at the most $500 per day.
  • The Claim of reimbursement (payment of money by the government) can be made only after the leave is taken.
  • All claims must be submitted before 3 months from the last date of child care leave taken.
  • The claims should be submitted on time. All late claims will be discarded.



Required InformationEdit

Details of applicant:

  • Name
  • Address
  • NRIC No.
  • Mobile No.
  • Email
  • Bank details



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • It is required to avail the benefits from the government.



Information which might helpEdit

  • The youngest child's age is calculated by the year of birth.
  • Child care leave cannot be transferred to your spouse.
  • Any unconsumed child care leave cannot be taken in the next 12-month period.
  • Child care leave cannot be used to offset the notice period when you quit your job.



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit

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OthersEdit

The Pro-Family Leave Schemes comes under the Marriage and Parenthood Package (M&P). It aims to develop a pro-family environment. These leave schemes help parents to bring up children.
The working parents in Singapore can enjoy the benefit of child care leave. This was introduced to allow parents to spend time with their children. Government-Paid Child Care Leave (GPCL) & Extended Child Care Leave (ECL) are two schemes offered by the government for this purpose.


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