Decree and seniority
Maternity leave is a periodprovided to all mothers, during which they can carry and give birth to a child and take care of the baby until it goes to preschool. Moreover, such leave is paid for by the employer through special contributions.Maternity leave is fully included in the total length of service, and also partially in the continuous length of service. Photo: Getty It is important to understand that maternity leave essentially consists of two parts:
- The decree on pregnancy and childbirth, 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 a year and a half.
During maternity leave, a womana sick leave certificate is issued, paid by the employer. Accordingly, since contributions to the Pension Fund are constantly deducted, this period is included in the work experience. As for maternity leave for caring for a baby up to one and a half years, it is also included in the total work experience. But there is a note that a woman has the right to 6 years of such leave throughout her life. That is, she can take one and a half years for four children.
Decree and continuous experience
For women who want to retire earlyby length of service, 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. The insurance experience is the period when the employer paid contributions to the personal account in the pension insurance system every month, corresponding to the employee's salary. Therefore, maternity leave is necessarily included in the insurance experience. After all, during this time, the pension company receives its contributions. But as for the decree for 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 leave is counted as years of special experience, if it was before 06.10.1992. The rest should not delay returning to work, because this will not increase the special experience. According to the 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 work experience. Mothers who want to retire early should be especially careful, since only maternity leave related to pregnancy and childbirth is included in the insurance period.