Pregnancy and motherhood are a wonderful and exciting time in the life of a woman. A lot of impressions and experiences await the young mother, it is very disappointing when they are supplemented by problems with work. Going on vacation, a woman devotes herself to caring for a newborn, while her financial situation must be stable and worthy. It has long been decided in our country who pays maternity leave - the state or the employer, and if the employee and the employer act within the law, the expectant mother has certain social and financial guarantees.
What is a decree?
A decree in our country is a fairly well-known concept, although it is not found in legal or accounting practice. Maternity leave and Holiday to care for the child up to one and a half (or three years) colloquially united in one word - a decree.
Our country provides financial support for pregnant women and young mothers. Of course, the expectant mother does not care about who pays the maternity leave - the state or the employer - it is important for her not to be left without money in such a difficult period.
Documents for maternity leave
The more you see the belly of a future mother, the more she is interested in how maternity leave is paid, what are its terms and how to get it. Documents for accrual of benefits and legal absence from the workplace are submitted to the accounting department or personnel department in several stages.
Before giving birth, a pregnant employee must provide:
- Sick leave. This document is issued to the future mother in a antenatal clinic. In it, the doctor indicates the estimated time of delivery and other important information.
- With her own hand, the employee writes a statement stating that she will be absent from the workplace for well-known reasons.
- You must also write an application for maternity benefits.
- Submit a certificate of registration in the early stages of pregnancy. She is also issued at the antenatal clinic.
After receiving the documents, the employer prepares an order to enter the decree of the employee. After giving birth, the young mother will again have to turn to the employer with another package of documents. A woman who is preparing to change her work routine to take care of a child needs to know how to pay maternity leave, and remember to submit documents in a timely manner so that financial problems do not become a cause for concern.
After delivery to the company you need to transfer:
- A copy of the birth certificate (present the original for comparison) of the child.
- Application for the payment of benefits and the provision of paid leave up to one and a half years. If in the future the employee wishes to extend the vacation until she reaches the age of three, she will have to write a new application.
- Certificate from the father’s place of work that he did not receive any payments.
Terms of the decree, or Time for preparation for childbirth and care for the baby
After the manager signs the order, the pregnant employee can retire and devote herself completely to preparing for the meeting with the baby.
The state has established how long paid maternity leave lasts. This period varies in case of a complex course or multiple pregnancy. All these nuances are reflected by the doctor on the sick leave. It is the basis for the employee to go on vacation not at the thirtieth week of pregnancy (as it should be with normal health and a single pregnancy), but on the 28th.Of course, if you need constant medical supervision, it is better for a woman to prefer a hospital ward to work matters.
So, how many days do you pay maternity leave:
- If pregnancy and childbirth occur without complications, then the payment will be made 140 days (70 days before the significant day for a woman and 70 after).
- If childbirth was considered difficult, the woman is laid 86 days after the birth.
- When several babies are expected, mom is given 84 days before delivery and 110 days after.
Maternity allowance is paid at a time for all 140 days. A decree is paid at 100% of the average monthly salary of an employee (with an average daily earnings of not more than 1335.62 rubles). Also, the woman has an annual paid vacation. She can walk it off before maternity leave or extend maternity leave.
Mom can stay at home with her baby for three years or leave at any time.
How to get benefits up to one and a half years
The last salary has long been spent, the first lump sum received, what other payments should be expected from the employer?
Firstly, it’s important for mom to know how much maternity leave is paid. Secondly, she is interested in the amount and timing of payments.
Maternity leave will be paid to the woman every month for a year and a half.
A happy mother does not need to take care of how maternity leave is paid, but women want to understand this issue to broaden their horizons and get an opportunity to calculate their expenses.
Please note that the young mother must provide the employer with the documents mentioned above in advance.
Until the child reaches the age of one and a half years, the employer is obliged to monthly pay the employee 40% of her average monthly earnings. For calculation, the salary for the year preceding pregnancy is taken.
Return to the ranks. When you can go to work
Unfortunately, not all mothers have the opportunity to sit at home and do their favorite child. Increasingly, mothers have to choose between a baby and a stable income.
The term of paid maternity leave is set to 1.5 years, and it is impossible to extend it. But a woman can extend her stay at home at her own expense. The work place for the maternity ward is fixed until her child reaches the age of three. It should be noted that these second half years are not included in the seniority.
A woman can go to work at any time, without waiting for the end of maternity leave. But at the same time, if the exit to work is carried out before the baby reaches one and a half years, the employee will lose the payments that are provided at this time. In other words, a woman can receive only one thing: a salary or allowance.
How much do you pay for maternity leave, we found out, let's figure out who has the right to take this leave.
Maternity leave only for moms ?!
According to Russian law, any relative who actually cares for the baby can go on parental leave. If the mother is forced to go to work, she can leave the child with her father, grandfather or grandmother, while their jobs will be preserved for them.
It is necessary to provide the place of work of the "deputy" mother:
- Copy of birth certificate.
- Certificate from mom’s place of work that she returned full time.
- Statement.
- Certificate of full payment of benefits.
It is important to note that a young mother can bring her parents or husband’s parents into decree only if their age has not yet reached retirement.
How to be an employer of an employee in an “interesting position”
Everyone says that in our country it is impossible to get settled while pregnant, and employers "do not like" employees on maternity leave. Let's look at this question through the eyes of the employer.
Firstly, pregnant women have guarantees and state protection. They cannot be fired, refused to be hired because of pregnancy, they may require special working conditions, and the workplace is kept behind them.
Secondly, the employer spends time and suffers losses, hiring a new employee. He teaches her, waits for her to delve into all the intricacies of production, and over time the employee leaves him, and he needs to find a temporary replacement for her and start all over with new employees. One day the time will come, and it will be necessary to solve the problem with the maternity ward, return it, again give time for initiation into current affairs or dismiss.
Thirdly, the filing of documents and financial calculations with the FSS and an employee. If the staff is small and only one accountant is provided, work with each decree is significantly increased. Although in theory, everything is not so complicated.
Taking into account the above, it can be assumed that employers do not like maternity leave, but the additional worries that they entail. It is good if the employer is an adequate person and humanly rejoices for his subordinate. A competent employer always takes care of himself and his subordinates. He promptly and accurately submits the necessary documents, complies with the law and accepts a new employee for the position of the future mother in advance, so that she will teach him everything that she can and does at the enterprise.
And yet, who pays maternity leave - the state or the employer?
Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a baby are an insured event, therefore the state pays for these expenses. Everything happens as follows:
- the employer timely makes deductions from the employee's earnings to the FSS fund, from the first salary she received at the enterprise and throughout the entire period of work;
- after the employee brought the necessary documents, the employer makes a calculation and submits information to the Social Insurance Fund;
- FSS transfers to the employer account the required amount of payments;
- the employer transfers or gives the employee the amount due in cash.
If the employer cannot timely pay the employee the required amount, referring to the fact that the funds did not come from the Social Insurance Fund, the employee can contact the labor inspectorate or the prosecutor. Even if the FSS delays payments, the employer must pay the employee out of his own funds, and then compensate for their income.
Can only working women count on maternity benefits ?!
We found out who pays the maternity leave - the state or the employer, what are the terms of the paid decree and what amounts can be expected. It remains to deal with the categories of women who are entitled to benefits.
In fact, everything here is also simple, pregnant women will receive benefits:
- officially employed, including individual entrepreneurs;
- full-time students;
- consisting on the labor exchange.
