i'm not sure whether this is repetitious per your previous counsel advise per the mom's guidelines: ttp://
www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/com ... e.html#dme
firstly, you need to determine whether you were covered under the employment act. i trust your previous counsel should have already identified this
if u like to defend yourself, please note the following criterion:
Under the Employment Act, an employer is required to continue paying an employee her usual salary, i.e. her monthly gross rate of pay including allowances for the first eight weeks of maternity leave if the employee:
a) Has been employed for at least 90 days before the date of delivery;
b) Has less than two children of her own at the time of delivery:
In the case of multiple births (e.g. twins, triplets etc) during the first pregnancy, the employer is still required to pay the next 8 weeks of maternity leave; and
c) Has given the employer at least one week's notice before going on maternity leave, and informed her employer as soon as practicable of her delivery.
Otherwise, the employee is only entitled to half the payment during the maternity leave, unless she can show sufficient cause that prevented her from giving such notice to the employer.
did u meet all the above criterias (a, b & c)? if u r eligible to get maternity benefit under the employment act n able to satisfy all the above, u r legally entitled n your employer is required to pay.
however, for the extended maternity leave, i.e. beyond the first 8 weeks, maternity payment from the employer is voluntary. if they had at their own discretion paid u extended maternity leave benefit, i don't think they have recourse, unless and until they can show proof that you are not eligible in the first place
im sorry cos only sprean or sg pr is eligible for services from the community legal clinics
http://www.lawsoc.org.sg/CommLegalClinic.html
all the best to u