At present, the types and times of pre- and post-natal leave enjoyed by female workers across the country vary, but Tianjin has no specific regulations on this. Since maternity leave is essentially sick leave, maternity leave benefits are provided in the \”Draft Amendment to the Implementation Rules of the Labor Insurance Regulations of the People\’s Republic of China\” and the \”Insurance and Welfare Department of the State Administration of Labor on the issue of maternity rest and benefits for employees who give birth after sick leave for more than six months\” Reply from the Shanghai Municipal Labor Bureau.
Legal basis:
1. If a female employee becomes pregnant during family planning and is certified by a doctor as needing a pregnancy break, the duration of the pregnancy break shall be governed by the disease treatment regulations implemented by her unit. unit.
2. Female employees who receive sickness benefits after taking sick leave for six months will have their sickness benefits stopped from the date of birth, maternity leave wages will be paid on their behalf, and they will enjoy other maternity benefits. If you still need to take sick leave after the maternity leave ends, you will continue to pay sick leave pay from the end of the maternity leave.
3. If female employees who take leave due to childbirth still need to take sick leave after the maternity leave is over, their sick leave time should be calculated together with prenatal sick leave and maternity protection rest time. 4. If female employees do not practice family planning and become pregnant, their maternity, sick leave, maternity and other benefits will still be handled in accordance with relevant provincial and municipal regulations.