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For Government-Paid Leave (GPL) claim submission for employers, what should be considered under "Salary & Commission", "Allowance" and "Employer CPF"?


Updated by MSF

Salary & Commission

  • Indicate the amount under your employee's contract of service

  • Exclude productive incentive payments (i.e. variable payments to reward improved performance/increased productivity/increased contribution to the business)

  • If your employee's salary is prorated (e.g. due to termination), you should still fill in the total amount the employee is entitled to in that month under the contract of service

  • Include employee's Central Provident Fund contribution

Allowance

  • Indicate the amount under your employee's contract of service

  • Only include allowances (under your employee's contract of service) that meet all 3 criteria below:

    1. is paid on a regular basis

    2. attracts Central Provident Fund contributions (where applicable), and

    3. is not any of the following:

      1. overtime payment,

      2. bonus payments or annual wage supplements

      3. reimbursement for expenses incurred,

      4. productivity incentive payments, or

      5. travelling (transport), food or housing allowances.

Employer CPF

  • Amount of Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution that the employer is liable to provide and has paid

  • Only include CPF contribution paid in respect of the 'Salary & Commission' and 'Allowance' indicated

  • Please refer to CPFB's website for more information on the CPF contribution rates

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