When are paid maternity
When are paid maternity
Every woman who lives and works in Russia has the right to give her maternity leave. In this case, all the benefits due in this case must be received in a timely manner.
Terms of benefits payment
When going on maternity leave to a future motheryou should be aware of the types of payments that are eligible, and when benefits are to be transferred. It is important to understand that all maternity leave is divided into several parts, for each of which various payments are provided.
At the 30-week gestation period, the expectant motherreceives in the women's consultation a sick leave sheet, which she must submit to work at the same time as applying for a vacation related to her pregnancy and childbirth. The hospital is issued for a period of 140 days. In the case of complicated childbirth or, if the employee has several babies born at once, she has the right not to extend the sick-list.
This type of leave must be paid in10 days after the woman brought a sick leave sheet to work. If the employer does not manage to pay the money in this period, he is obliged to transfer all the means not later than the day of the nearest payment of wages.
Small companies may not havethe moment of submitting an application of this amount, but in this case the head must contact the Social Insurance Fund to ensure that the money was paid directly to the employee. The allowance is paid once for all 140 days of leave. In the calculation it is necessary to take 100% of the average daily earnings of a woman for the previous 2 calendar years.
After the termination of the sick-list, the young mother hasthe right to write an application for a child care leave for up to 1.5 years and receive a monthly allowance of 40% of the average monthly earnings. This type of cash payments must be transferred to the employee each month at the same time as the other employees receive wages.
If the employer does not pay the allowance on time
Sometimes it happens that the maternity allowance is strongare delayed or not going to pay at all. For a pregnant woman or a young mother this is a great stress. But she must know that the law is on her side and she can always defend her right to receive benefits.
If funds were not paid inthe employee can apply to the Labor Inspectorate. In some cases, this leads to a definite result. If the employer persistently refuses to pay benefits, a woman can apply to the court. At the same time, she has the full right to compensation for moral damage and recalculation of the amount due to her in accordance with the refinancing rate.
If benefits are not paid for 3 andmore than months, the employee can apply to law enforcement agencies. At present, such actions of the head may entail criminal liability.
