1505 For Written Answer. Be it an elderly person or a young person, losing a loved one is always painful. Beyond caring for the immediate family members, MOM recognises that Singaporeans are also caring for members of their extended family or friend who lives in the same household," the ministry said.

In collectivist cultures, such as Singapore, the family is the first group a person joins at birth.

And at a funeral, you would find a lot of people with flowers and condolence messages on a card. Your immediate family member who is seeking an extension of stay up to 89 days from date of entry for social visit or to seek medical treatment.

The interests of the family are expected to supersede those of the individual and loyalty (such as preferential treatment) is shown to fellow family members. This is fine in terms of your personal life. However, according to the law, only certain people are entitled to benefit from being considered your family members. When you and your immediate family members fly on Singapore Airlines or SilkAir, you can check in an extra 30kg in Economy Class, 35kg in Premium Economy Class, 40kg in Business Class and 50kg in First Class or Suites 2. MP: Er Dr Lee Bee Wah. When a family member passes away, many employers will give you compassionate leave. The act of an individual will impact the perception of the entire family by others.

As for the so-called the duration of the funeral, do take note that different religions have different practices.

Members of the Singapore Police Force Gurkha Contingent Pipes and Drums Platoon performing at the Police Week Carnival 2005.

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Families also have a collective face. Central Provident Fund; Healthcare in Singapore; External links Immediate family is defined by our Bereavement Policy as “the employee's spouse, domestic partner, legal guardian, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, brother, grandparents, aunt, uncle, niece and nephew, and in-laws of the same categories.” Yes, your aunt is considered an immediate family member. Immediate family refers to a person's smallest family unit, consisting of the closest relatives, such as parents, siblings and children. You may have your own personal views of who you consider your immediate family to be. Under this system, Singaporean employees contributes 6.5–9.0% (depending on age group) of their monthly salaries to a personal Medisave account. The immediate family is a defined group of relations, used in rules or laws to determine which members of a person's family are affected by those rules. 374 of 2013 For The Sitting On 21 Oct 2013 Question No.