shared parental leave

Hi there, anyone here knows anything about how the shared parental leave goes about? I need some advise here. As I am going to take my ML for 2months and 2 weeks only. And come back to work. As i worked only for 6 mths with company.. I was 6 weeks pregnant when i started my job at the company i'm currently working with. Would like to hear from you mummies...

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I am not sure if you are local but for a Singaporean-born baby, the mother is entitled for 16 weeks (8 weeks paid by company, another 8 by government). If 2.5 months I am not sure how your company is going about that. It sounds like an under table deal. Honestly most companies would refrain from hiring pregnant women because they need to pay your salary while you are on maternity leave, but your company hired you anyway in return of the cut maternity leave. Shared parental leave is completely another matter. It’s about sharing your leave entitlement with your husband.

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