Days of Annual Leave Provided to Full-time Resident Employees of Different Salary Levels
Ministry of ManpowerSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns the mean and median days of paid annual leave for full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 in 2023. MP Louis Ng Kok Kwang requested data for those earning below $2,000, between $2,000 to $4,999, and $5,000 and above. Minister Dr Tan See Leng provided figures showing that mean and median leave entitlements generally increase with income, ranging from 12 to 21 days. He emphasized viewing leave holistically alongside other statutory benefits and noted that the government regularly reviews entitlements to better support workers. This includes the phased introduction of 10 additional weeks of fully paid Shared Parental Leave starting 1 April 2025.
Transcript
48 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower for 2023, what is the mean and median number of days of paid annual leave provided to full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 earning (i) below $2,000 per month (ii) $$2,000 to $4,999 per month and (iii) $5,000 and above per month, respectively.
Dr Tan See Leng: In 2023, the mean number of days of paid annual leave provided to full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 is 12 days for those earning below $2,000 a month; 17 days for those earning between $2,000 to $4,999 per month; and 21 days for those earning $5,000 and above per month. The median number of days of paid annual leave provided to full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 is 14 days for those earning below $2,000 a month; 15 days for those earning between $2,000 to $4,999 per month; and 21 days for those earning $5,000 and above per month.
Annual leave is one of several statutory employment benefits to support employees in balancing their work and personal needs. Besides annual leave, employees are also entitled to paid sick leave and parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave and childcare leave, for their respective needs. Leave entitlement must therefore be viewed holistically. Agencies regularly review leave entitlements to better support workers. For example, to better support parents in caring for their infants, the Government has recently announced 10 additional weeks of fully paid Shared Parental Leave to be implemented in two phases from 1 April 2025.