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Written Answer by Mrs Josephine Teo Minister for Manpower to PQ on adoption of Tripartite Standard on Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs by employers since its introduction

Employment practices

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1754 OF 2019 FOR THE SITTING ON 5 AUGUST 2019
QUESTION NO. 1333 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

NMP: A/P WALTER THESEIRA

To ask the Minister for Manpower since the introduction of the Tripartite Standard on Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs (a) how many employers have adopted the Standard; and (b) what is the utilisation rate of the unpaid leave among eligible employees.

Answer

  1. The Tripartite Standard on Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs was introduced in March 2018. As of end June 2019, about 700 employers with 242,000 workers have adopted the Standard.
  2. We collect data on the utilisation of paid leave rather than unpaid leave. This is because employees are more likely to utilise their paid leave first before considering unpaid leave to minimise loss of income. We will consider the need to also collect data on unpaid leave in future.