Written Answer to PQ on Annual Leave Entitlement

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3036 OF 2024 FOR THE SITTING ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
QUESTION NO. 6485 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

To ask the Minister for Manpower for 2023, what is the mean and median number of days of paid annual leave provided to full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 earning (i) below $2,000 per month (ii) $$2,000 to $4,999 per month and (iii) $5,000 and above per month, respectively.

Answer:

1. In 2023, the mean number of days of paid annual leave provided to full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 is 12 days for those earning below $2,000 a month; 17 days for those earning between $2,000 to $4,999 per month; and 21 days for those earning $5,000 and above per month. The median number of days of paid annual leave provided to full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 is 14 days for those earning below $2,000 a month; 15 days for those earning between $2,000 to $4,999 per month; and 21 days for those earning $5,000 and above per month.

2. Annual leave is one of several statutory employment benefits to support employees in balancing their work and personal needs. Besides annual leave, employees are also entitled to paid sick leave and parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave, and childcare leave, for their respective needs. Leave entitlement must therefore be viewed holistically. Agencies regularly review leave entitlements to better support workers. For example, to better support parents in caring for their infants, the Government has recently announced 10 additional weeks of fully paid Shared Parental Leave to be implemented in two phases from 1 April 2025.