Singapore has changed its fertility rules faster than most employers have changed their benefits. Here is what your people are navigating, and where a benefit makes the difference.
What employees face
- Since June 2023, women aged 21 to 37 can freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons, whatever their marital status. Only legally married couples can later use the eggs for IVF.
- More than 800 women had frozen their eggs for non-medical reasons by the end of 2025. More than half were 35 or older.
- Elective egg freezing is not government-subsidised. One cycle at a public hospital costs about S$10,000.
- About 1 in 6 adults face infertility in their lifetime, and menopause symptoms disrupt work for nearly half of women in a 2025 study that included Singapore.
What employers need to know
- The Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests took effect on 1 December 2024. All employers must properly consider formal flexible work requests from employees who have passed probation. Fertility treatment and menopause are common reasons for these requests.
- A clear policy, trained managers and confidential support make those conversations faster and fairer.
Where Zora helps
- Fertility and egg freezing: guidance on clinics, costs and timing, with transparent pricing.
- Menopause: education, symptom support and access to specialists, plus manager training.
- Policy: ready-to-adapt fertility and menopause policy templates for Singapore employers.
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Regulations change. This page summarises public sources as of November 2026 and is not legal or medical advice.
Sources
- Asia News Network, Over 800 women in Singapore have frozen their eggs for non-medical reasons since 2023, February 2026
- L&E Global, Singapore Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests, May 2024
- NUS Medicine and HeyVenus, menopause workplace study, April 2025
- World Health Organization, infertility prevalence, April 2023