Maternity Leave of Foreign Women in China (Q&A)
Questions and Answers…
- How many percent of my salary should I get for the maternity leave and during how long?
You could get 100% of your salary during maternity leave for 90 days, 15days before giving birth, 75 days after that.
- Who is paying it?
If you don’t have social insurance, your employer shall pay for it.
- How many weeks is the maternity leave?
90days =12weeks plus 6days
- Is it correct that if i am older than 26 years old I can have one month more of maternity leave?
No, this is part of one child policy which only apply to chinese people.
- Is it correct that I can have 6 more months off with 80% of my salary and my employer will take me when I am back?
I guess you talk about suckling leave, it’s about 6 months and a half, however, it’s not compulsive, which means you could apply for it, but your employer could refuse.
