The Government-Paid Shared Parental Leave (SPL) scheme provides the option for working fathers (including self-employed) to receive part of their wife's leave benefits. This is to encourage parental responsibility.

• Benefits under the SPL scheme are in addition to what you can enjoy under the Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) scheme.
  
  
• You must take shared parental leave in one continuous block or in continuous blocks of a week each (including weekends and public holidays). You can take shared parental leave flexibly, if there is mutual agreement between your employer and yourself. 
  

• ​All shared parental leave must be taken within 12 months from your child's date of birth (inclusive of date of birth).
  
  
• You cannot use your shared parental leave to offset the notice period when you leave your job.
  
  
• Shared parental leave is fully paid by the Government. It is capped at $2,500 per week.

You must meet the following requirements:

1. Your child's mother is eligible under the Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML) or the Adoption Leave for mothers (AL) scheme, where relevant.

2. Your child is a Singapore citizen, even if you or your wife is not a Singapore citizen.

3. Your wife must agree with and declare the intention to share her leave benefits with you before you can consume the leave.

4. You are lawfully married to the child's mother at the point of her declaration to share her leave benefits.

Step 1. Decide on the leave arrangement with your wife anytime before 12 months from your child's date of birth(inclusive of date of birth).

Step 2. Submit the declaration form (SPL1) to your employer. Give your employer early notice of your leave arrangement. This allows your employer time to verify your eligibility and make alternative work arrangements.

Step 3. Your wife will need to inform her employer of her intention to share her leave. Her maternity leave will then be adjusted accordingly.

Step 4. Your wife must declare her intention to share her leave. This can be done online via the Shared Parental Leave Allocation System (SPLAS) using her SingPass*
*If your wife does not have a SingPass, she can seek assistance by writing in to contactus@profamilyleave.gov.sg.

Step 5. After your wife has made the declaration, she will need to print out hardcopies of her declaration and submit to her employer, together with her maternity leave or adoption leave (where relevant) application. Your employer should also receive a copy of her declaration.

The Government will reimburse you the days when you were on shared parental leave. This is calculated based on your Notice of Assessment from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).

Step 1. Decide on the leave arrangement with your wife anytime before 12 months from your child's date of birth.

Step 2. Your wife will need to inform her employer of her intention to share her leave. Her maternity leave will then be adjusted accordingly.

Step 3. Your wife must declare her intention to share her leave. This can be done online via the Shared Parental Leave Allocation System (SPLAS) using her SingPass*

*If your wife does not have a SingPass, she can seek assistance by writing in to contactus@profamilyleave.gov.sg.

Step 4. Record and keep a personal log of your shared parental leave dates.

Step 5. Submit your claim online via the GPL Portal no later than 3 months after the last date of your shared parental leave taken. This can only be done after your wife has submitted her declaration.

Step 6. Log in to GPL Portal to check your application status. A notification will be sent to you once your application is processed.

Please refer to our service standards for the processing time.

Claims can only be made after the leave is taken. All claims must be submitted no later than 3 months after the last date of shared parental leave taken.