Singapore - Apply for Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL)

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Procedure

The working men in Singapore can avail the benefit of paternal leave. This was introduced to help the fathers to share the responsibility of taking good care of his new born baby.

Apply In-Person For Employee:

1. The applicant shall visit the office of his/her employer to get this grant.
2. The application form can be downloaded from the online link
3. 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.
4. Attach the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below with the completed application form.
5. Check the application form and then submit it to the employer.
6. After approval from the employer, the leave can be applied according to the company’s procedure.
7. 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 paternity leave taken.
8. The claim can be submitted online through the following steps.
   • The employer shall visit the GPL portal in the following online 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.
   • Fill in the details of leave and click on “Submit” button.
   • Check all the details and click on “Confirm” button. Then click on “Yes” button to confirm.
   • 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.
9. 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 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 “continue” button to proceed.
8. Fill in the details of leave and click on “Submit” button.
9. Check all the details and click on “Confirm” button. Then click on “Yes” button to confirm.
10. An application transaction number will be displayed. Note it down for reference.
11. The status of the application can also be checked within the portal itself.
12. A notification will be sent to the self employed person after the application is processed.

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Required Documents

• Declaration form GPPL1
• 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

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Social and Family Development
Tanjong Pager Post Office
P.O. Box 889Singapore 910824 ​
Contact details of office Contact link
Contact details of Ministry of Social and Family Development Contact link
Contact details of Ministry of Manpower (MOM): Contact link

Eligibility

For biological father

• The applicant should be the child’s biological father
• The applicant’s child should be a Singapore citizen.
• The applicant should have been lawfully married to the child's mother during the time between conception and birth.
• An employee should have served the employer for a period of at least three months before child’s date of birth.
• A self-employed person should have engaged in a particular business, trade or profession for a period of at least three months before child’s date of birth.

For adoptive father

• The applicant should be the child's adoptive father.
• The adopted child should be less than 12 months old.
• If the adopted child is not a Singapore citizen, then the adoptive father or his wife who is adopting should be a Singapore citizen. The adopted child should obtain Singapore citizenship within 6 months after passing of the Adoption order.
•  The child should be adopted within 1 year from the date of formal intent to adopt
• An employee should have served the employer for a period of at least three months prior to the date of formal intent to adopt.
• A self-employed person should have engaged in a particular business, trade or profession for a period of at least three months prior to the date of formal intent to adopt.

Fees

There is no fee for this application process.

Validity

It is valid till the leave benefit is acquired.

Documents to Use

Application form online link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The processing time is within 14 weeks.

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Instructions

• If the child is born or the date of formal intent to adopt is between 1 Jan 2015 and 31 Dec 2016 then two weeks of leave are granted. The leave should not start before the date of birth of the child. The leave should not end after 12 months from the date of birth of the child.
• By default, the first week of paternity leave should be taken in one continuous block (including weekends and other public holidays) within 16 weeks from your child's date of birth. The second week of paternity leave can be taken either in one continuous block or flexibly after making a mutual agreement with the employer.
• If the child is born or the estimated delivery date or the date of formal intent to adopt is on/after 1 Jan 2017, then two weeks of leave are granted.
• By default, the two weeks of paternity leave should be taken in one continuous block (including weekends and other public holidays) within 16 weeks from your child's date of birth. It can also be taken flexibly after making a mutual agreement with the employer.
• 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 paternity leave taken.
• The claims should be submitted on time. All late claims will be discarded.

Required Information

Details of the applicant:

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

Need for the Document

• It is required to avail the paid paternity leave from the government.

Information which might help

• Paternity leave cannot be used to offset the notice period when you quit your job.
• The formal intent to adopt can be elaborated as below:
  • If the adopted child is a Singapore citizen, then the date when an application for adoption is submitted to the Court Should be used in the place of the date of formal intent to adopt
  • If the adopted child is not a Singapore citizen, then the date when the Dependent's Pass (DP) is issued for the child or the document with approval is given is the date of formal intent to adopt.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

More information online link
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FAQ online link
Information required by employer online link
Calculator:online link

Others

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.