When is the submission deadline for Government-Paid Leave (GPL) claims?
The submission deadline for Government-Paid Leave (GPL) claims are:
Government-Paid Childcare Leave (GPLCL) and Extended Childcare Leave (ECL)
Within 3 months after the last day of the relevant period
Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML)
Within 3 months after the last day of your/your employee's maternity leave
Government-Paid Maternity Benefit (GPMB) / Government-Paid Paternity Benefit (GPPB) / Government-Paid Adoption Benefit (GPAB), Shared Parental Leave Benefit (SPB)
Within 15 months after your child's date of birth
Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL)
Within 3 months after the last day of your/your employee's paternity leave
Shared Parental Leave (SPL)
Within 3 months after the last day of your/your employee's shared parental leave
2013 - Shared Parental Leave (2013-SPL)
Within 3 months after the last day of your/your employee's 2013 - shared parental leave
Adoption Leave for Mothers (AL)
Within 3 months after the last day of your/your employee's adoption leave
If you have missed the submission deadlines, you can submit an online application together with the reasons for your late submission. Late submissions from employers and self-employed person are subject to the approval of MSF. We appreciate your understanding on the longer processing time required.
Please refer to GPL Portal FAQs for more information on Claims Submission/Entitlement.
Related questions
What are the service standards for the processing of Government-Paid Leave Schemes (GPLS)?
What is Government-Paid Shared Parental Leave (SPL)?
As an employer, how can I check the SPL entitlement of my employee and submit a claim for the SPL taken?
My contract of service expired more than two weeks after my child’s date of birth. I did not manage to fully take my additional Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) before contract expiry or my employer did not provide me with any additional GPPL. Can I apply for a top-up of Government-Paid Paternity Benefit (GPPB)?
