The article presents questions and answers related to maternity rights of employees. One employee asks whether she will be entitled to the holiday she accrues while away on ordinary maternity leave. Another person asks whether employees are entitled to accrue holidays while on additional maternity ...
In a 2020 report, the OECD stated in Ireland there is a discrepancy between the qualifying conditions for maternity benefit for employees and those for female entrepreneurs which is acting as an impediment to women setting up new businesses and creating jobs. The OECD suggested Ireland look to th...
Additionally, leave is also increased for government employees who chose to adopt. If a woman adopts a minor 5 years of age or younger who is not enrolled in an educational institution, she is entitled to the same maternity benefits leave as an employee who has given birth, as described abo...
with the relevant laws and regulations, in light of the actual conditions of the province, in order to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of workers and employees, and ensure basic economic compensation and medical and health care for workers and staff members during their childbearing years...
(第115号) The Measures of Henan Province on Maternity Insurance for Employees have been adopted at executive meeting of provincial People's Government, and are hereby promulgated and shall be effective as of September 1, 2008. 《河南省职工生育保险办法》已经省政府常务会议审议通过,现予公布,自2008...
The provisions on the maternity insurance for employees of enterprises in Beijing have been deliberated and adopted by the thirty-fifth executive meeting of the Municipal People's Government on December 28, 2004. They are hereby promulgated and shall be implemented as of July 1, 2005. ...
3. Federal maternity rights at work: Unpaid The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires employers to offer employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for parental and medical-related leave. Although FMLA is a federal law, it doesn’t apply to all businesses. Businesses with mor...
What is California's Family Rights Act? In addition to the federal FamilyMedical LeaveAct (FMLA), California law under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires certain employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid family and medical leave for eligible employees. Moreover, certain rules and law...
Much like the FMLA, these states require employers to give employees time off for parental and medical leave. However, unlike the FMLA, they require this leave to be paid time off. PFML programs have eligibility requirements, such as working a specific number of hours and each state has its...
one hour each day during work hours for breast-feeding during a one-year ‘breast-feeding period.’ In practice, companies tend to ask employees to work a full eight-hour day, and allow them to accumulate the extra hour toward vacation time. Most female employees prefer this approach as ...