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Adoption Leave

Employed / self-employed (SEP):

  • Adoptive mothers only
Up to 12 weeks of leave.
Maternity Leave

Employed / self-employed (SEP):

  • Biological mothers only
Up to 16 weeks of leave.
Paternity Leave

Employed / self-employed (SEP):

  • Biological fathers
  • Adoptive fathers
Up to 4 weeks of leave.
Shared Parental Leave

Employed / self-employed (SEP):

  • Biological parents
  • Adoptive parents
Up to 10 weeks of leave to be shared between both parents.
Childcare Leave

Employed / self-employed (SEP):

  • Biological parents
  • Adoptive parents
  • Caregivers
Up to 6 days of leave for children under 7, and 2 days of leave for children between 7 and 12.
Unpaid Infant Care Leave

Employed:

  • Biological parents
  • Adoptive parents
  • Caregivers
Up to 12 days of unpaid leave.
Benefit Schemes

Other working arrangements which do not qualify for leave schemes:

  • Biological parents
  • Adoptive parents

Cash-equivalent benefits of leave schemes in the form of:

  • Maternity Benefit
  • Paternity Benefit
  • Shared Parental Leave Benefit
  • Adoption Benefit
All Government-Paid Parental Leave Schemes | Government-Paid Leave (GPL) Portal