Hi therat, that's right. My child will not be Singaporean. I had gone through those MOM pages but I'm not sure if i'm covered under the employment act or not because of the description of an "executive" as per the EA.therat wrote:Since you mention you are PR, I assume your child will not be Singaporean.
http://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practi ... gibilityEA
Maternity leave for a foreigner or PR working in Singapore
The employee is entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave if she is covered under the Employment Act, regardless of her nationality. She will be paid by her employer for the first eight weeks of maternity leave if she has fewer than two living children (excluding the newborn), and she has served her employer for at least 3 months before the birth of the child. Beyond the first eight weeks, maternity payment from the employer is voluntary and the employer is not entitled to claim any reimbursement from the government.
The employee is entitled to maternity leave benefits under the Child Development Co-Savings Act, even if she is a foreigner or PR, if:
The child is a Singapore citizen
The child's parents are lawfully married
The employee has served her employer for at least 3 months before the birth of the child.
OR
The mother is self-employed and have been engaged in a particular business / trade / profession for a continuous duration of at least 3 months before the birth of the child; and have lost income as a result of not engaging in her trade, business, profession or vocation during the maternity leave period.
If the employee/mother does not meet criterion (1) and/or (2) at the time of confinement, but meets them within 12 months of the child's birth, she will be eligible for the remaining maternity leave from the date she meets all the criteria. The remaining maternity leave entitlement must be taken before the child turns 12 months old. She will not be eligible for the maternity leave that has lapsed.
The Child Development Co-Savings Act covers parents of Singapore Citizens, including managerial, executive and confidential staff.
IME American companies are pretty title-happy too. I was latterly a '''Vice President''' (no less, apparently, lol!) of a major Wall street bank ... er, along with about 5,000 other colleagues IIRC. However that 'wow-factor' title was in reality even below Associate Director, which is what all the kids working 80+hr weeks over in the Investment Banking Division aspired to.sundaymorningstaple wrote:You sound like you are just in a clerical position neither administrative or executive. You contract probably states Executive because locals are title happy. Generally speaking, the title rarely is a good description of the position. From what you are saying, I would say you will be entitled to maternity benefits under the EA. The employer may try to dispute it, but I think MOM would uphold it if push comes to shove.
Yes directorship does carry legal obligations (at least under UK law). But if you're in a company with maybe 2,000 directors+, then don't expect to be personally liable for what is stated in the accounts. 99% won't even get to see them before publication. A strange situation in a way.sundaymorningstaple wrote:I always thought the title of Director carried legal obligations as well, but apparently in the Banking/Financial they are the worst abusers world-wide with arbitrary titles. Just give me the money! You can call me chief sh*t-stirrer if you want, I could care less. Just show me the money!
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