Effective March 1, Sands China is increasing paid maternity leave for its team members from 70 days to 90 days and paternity leave from 5 days to 7 days, reinforcing the company’s commitment to a family-friendly workplace.
Sands China Ltd. is enhancing parental benefits with two policy updates effective 1 March: paid maternity leave rises from 70 to 90 days, and paid paternity leave increases from 5 to 7 days.
The measures apply to eligible team members and aim to help parents balance family care and work during the early stages of parenthood.
Under the revised policy, female employees with at least one year of service qualify for 90 days of paid maternity leave; male employees are entitled to 7 days of paid paternity leave.
The extended entitlements complement existing family-support measures and reflect a broader focus on employee wellbeing and family-friendly workplace practices in Macao.
Recent company initiatives already include paid Child Care Leave (up to six days) introduced in September 2025 and a Parenthood Support Shift allowing one hour off daily for 90 consecutive days after a child’s birth.
Shift-based staff may also be assigned fixed working hours during this period to help families establish stable routines.
Additionally, Sands China offers paid annual leave above statutory requirements and allows team members to carry forward up to six unused sick-leave days as compensatory leave in the following year, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the industry.
Paulo Cheong, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Sands China Ltd., said: “Sands China currently employs more than 28,000 team members, and we place cultivating a family-friendly workplace culture at the heart of our company. Guided by our people-centred approach, we regard every employee as a valued member of our extended family. We remain committed to promoting their physical and mental well-being, family happiness, and career development, while maintaining a sustainable and supportive work environment. We hope that through this adjustment to paid maternity and paternity leave, employees will have more time to care for and bond with their newborns, while allowing postpartum mothers to get more rest, helping their families adapt more smoothly to the changes brought about by their new lives and build happy and fulfilling families.”
The leave enhancements sit alongside Sands China’s talent and inclusion achievements: the company is a two-time recipient of the Top Employer certification from the Top Employer Institute, reflecting internationally benchmarked HR practices.
