Written Answer by Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng to PQ on Number and Percentage of Private Companies that have Parent-Care Leave from 2021

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1786 OF 2023 FOR THE SITTING ON 6 MARCH 2023
QUESTION NO. 2814 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

To ask the Minister for Manpower from 2021, what is the number and percentage of private companies that offer parent-care leave.

Answer:

Based on the latest available survey data in 2020, 1,785 (13.2%) of private companies provided paid parental care leave¹ 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):

¹ Refers to leave granted to employees for taking care of their parents (including step-parents and parents-inlaw)
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 pertain to permanent employees and employees on term contract of at least one year.