Number and Percentage of Private Companies Offering Parent-care Leave

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower from 2021, what are the number and percentage of private companies that offer parent-care leave.

Dr Tan See Leng: Based on the latest available survey data in 2020, 1,785, that is, 13.2% of private companies provided paid parental care leave 1 to their employees 2, 3 . The Ministry of Manpower does not track the number or percentage of private companies that offer unpaid parental care leave.

Note(s) to Question No(s) 8:

1 Refers to leave granted to employees for taking care of their parents, including step-parents and parents-in-law, or to accompany them for medical appointment when they are sick or when the main caregiver is not available.

2 Private companies each with at least 25 employees were surveyed.

3 Data pertains to permanent employees and employees on term contract of at least one year.