Is maternity leave included in general, labor, continuous
Every working woman raising children is interested in whether maternity leave is included in the seniority. The answer to the question can be given if you study modern legislation in more detail.
Maternity leave is a period given to all mothers during which they can carry and give birth to a child and care for the baby until it goes to preschool. At the same time, such a vacation is paid by the employer at the expense of special contributions.
Parental leave is fully included in the total length of service, and also partially in the continuous one.
You need to understand that the decree, in fact, consists of two parts:
- Maternity decree, which lasts 140 days. But with complications, or multiple pregnancies, this period can be extended to 194 days.
- Leave to care for the baby until he reaches the age of one and a half years.
During maternity leave, a woman is issued a sick leave paid by the employer. Accordingly, since contributions to the FIU are constantly deducted, this period is included in the length of service.
As for the decree on caring for a baby up to one and a half years old, it is also included in the general experience. But there is a note that a woman in her entire life has the right to 6 years of such leave. That is, she can take a year and a half for four children.
Decree and continuous experience
For women who want to retire earlier due to seniority, it is equally important to find out whether the decree is included in the continuous, that is, insurance experience. And to find out the answer to this question, it is worth understanding the concept itself.
Insurance experience is the period when the employer paid monthly contributions to the personal account in the pension insurance system, corresponding to the employee’s salary.
Therefore, maternity leave must be included in the insurance period. After all, at this time the pension company receives its contributions. But as for the decree on caring for a baby, both up to one and a half years and up to three, it is not included in the insurance experience. Although there is a small exception – such a vacation is counted for a year of special work experience if it was before 06.10.1992. The rest should not delay entering work, because this will not increase the special experience.
By law, a woman can be on maternity leave until the baby reaches the age of three. But this period will not be fully included in the length of service. Mothers who want to retire early should be especially careful. Indeed, the insurance experience includes only a decree related to pregnancy and childbirth.