If a parent's employment ends before they have finished using their leave, will the Government grant a top-up of GPMB, GPPB, SPB, or GPAB for the unconsumed leave?

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It depends on the reason for employment termination.

Parents whose employment ends due to contract expiry or retrenchment before they could finish using their maternity, paternity, adoption, or shared parental leave will receive a top-up under the equivalent benefit scheme, as the circumstances of their employment termination are beyond their control.

Contract expiry: Any leave that could have been taken before the contract expiry date but was not taken will be forfeited. The top-up will be computed based on the Government-paid leave entitlement that remains after the contract expiry date.
Retrenchment: The top-up will be computed based on any unconsumed Government-paid leave.

Parents who resign before finishing their leave will forfeit all unconsumed leave, as they would have made a considered decision to leave their employment.

For parents whose employment ends before they finish their Shared Parental Leave (SPL), please refer to this FAQ for more information.

If a parent's employment ends before they have finished using their leave, will the Government grant a top-up of GPMB, GPPB, SPB, or GPAB for the unconsumed leave?

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