When are the maternity paid at work?

Decree payments are the most important part of material support for an employee who is in happy expectation of the birth of the baby. Since a young mother with a high degree of probability for a long time can not return to the implementation of their work activities, it is important for her to know what payments she can expect at the time of release from work.

In this article we will tell you when the employer must pay maternity, and what is included in this concept.

When does the employer have to pay maternity leave?

Under "maternity" in most cases, understand the lump sum payment that a pregnant woman receives during the registration of maternity leave. The basis for exemption from work for this period is a sick leave, which is issued to the expectant mother at about the 30th week of waiting for the baby.

The duration of such leave , depending on the circumstances, is from 140 to 194 days for women in the Russian Federation and 126 to 140 days for mothers in Ukraine. The money that is provided to a woman in an "interesting" position for the entire period should be transferred to her current account at a time, and the legislation of both states strictly establishes the procedure for their payment.

So, according to the law, maternity leave is paid at work when the future mummy turns to the bookkeeping department with a written application and provides the original of the sick leave card issued to her. Starting from this day, the employer has only 10 days, during which he is obliged to transfer to the employee's account all the funds that are due to her.

In addition, in some cases, "maternity" means those payments that young mothers receive while they are on maternity leave for a newborn baby before they complete a year and a half or three. These funds are transferred monthly, however, for their accrual and payment is no longer the employer's responsibility, but the social services of the country of residence of the young family.