Multiple employment refers to a situation where a parent is concurrently working in two or more employments — whether as an employee, a self-employed person, or both — and is eligible to take Government-Paid Leave (GPL) across these employments.

Reimbursement caps for parents with multiple employment

From 1 April 2025, GPL reimbursement limits are applied on a per-parent basis. Regardless of the number of employments you hold, the total Government reimbursement across all your employments is capped at:

• $2,500 per week for birth-linked schemes: Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML), Adoption Leave for Mothers (AL), Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL), and Shared Parental Leave (SPL)

• $500 per day for childcare leave schemes: Government-Paid Childcare Leave (GPCL) and Extended Childcare Leave (ECL)

You will continue to be entitled to paid leave across all your employments. However, the total Government reimbursement will not exceed the per-parent cap. This ensures parity in the amount of Government-paid leave granted to all parents regardless of the number of employments they hold. Most parents are not expected to exceed the per-parent reimbursement cap.

How apportionment works for GPML, AL, GPPL, and SPL

For parents with a child born or a Formal Intent to Adopt (FIA) date on or after 1 April 2025, where the total claim amount across all employments exceeds the per-parent limit, the processing of these claims will be deferred until either all of the parent's employers have fully submitted their claims, or 15 months from the child's date of birth or FIA date, whichever is earlier.

The reimbursement for each individual employment will then be apportioned using the following formula:

(Unapportioned claim amount for individual employment ÷ Sum of unapportioned claim amounts across all employments) × Per-parent reimbursement limit

Your employers are required to pay you your full salary during the period you are on leave. If an employer's reimbursement is reduced due to apportionment, the employer may recover the excess amount from you after receiving reimbursement from the Government.

How the cap works for GPCL and ECL

For claims submitted on or after 1 April 2025, reimbursement for parents with multiple employment will be paid up to the per-parent reimbursement limit. Once the limit is reached, subsequent claims will be rejected.