Benefits to Person Republic Act 7322 Maternity Leave Benefit REPUBLIC ACT No. 11210 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law
Maternity benefits
For NSD 60 calendar days with pay (notified her
employer of her pregnancy and the probable
date of her childbirth)
105 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension
without pay (45 days notification before leave ends) (notified her
employer of her pregnancy and the probable date of her childbirth)
For CS 78 calendar days with pay (notified her
employer of her pregnancy and the probable
date of her childbirth)
105 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension
without pay (45 days notification before leave ends) (notified her
employer of her pregnancy and the probable date of her childbirth)
For Miscarriage, abortion,
termination of pregnancy
60 calendar days with pay 60 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension
without pay (no notification needed)
For Female National Athletes Not specify maternity leave until cleared to return
She shall continue receiving her allowance and be entitled to the same
benefits while on maternity leave prior to childbirth and up to six (6)
months after
For Terminated Employee Not specify Maternity leave with full pay shall be granted even if the childbirth,
miscarriage, or emergency termination of pregnancy occurs not more
than fifteen (15) calendar days after the termination of an employee's
service
Female Worker with Pending
Administrative Case
Not specify The maternity leave benefits granted under this Act shall be enjoyed by
a female worker
in the government service and in the private sector even if
she has a pending administrative case
Paternity benefits 7 calendardays with pay 7 calendardays with pay with option to receive up to 7 calendar days
transferred from maternity leave with pay in case of maternity
death/incapacity/absence the balance maternity leave and benefit shall
be awarded
Solo Parent benefit Not specify 105 calendar days with pay + 15 calendar days with pay with option of
30 calendar days’ extension without pay
Guardians’/Partner/ fourth degree
of consanguinity benefit
Not specify pay with option to receive up to 7 calendardays transferred from
maternity leave with pay in case of maternity death/incapacity/absence
the balance maternity leave and benefit shall be awarded
Rules/Condition RepublicAct7322 MaternityLeave Benefit REPUBLIC ACT No.11210 105-Day ExpandedMaternityLeave Law
Sectors Both PublicandPrivate Both PublicandPrivate
Civil Status The benefitinpaternal islimitedtocivil status(must
be married,legitimatechild)
The benefitavailable regardlessof civil statusof the parents(married ornot) or the
legitimacyof the child(legitimate orillegitimate)
No.of Pregnancies Firstfour pregnancies Unlimited
Transferability None transferable Transferable
Mode of Delivery It matters60 days forNSD while 78 daysfor cs It doesn’tmatterif the mothergave birthviacaesariansectionor natural delivery.
Availlment Enjoymentof maternityleavecannotbe deferredbut
shouldbe availedof eitherbefore orafterthe actual
periodof deliveryinacontinuousanduninterrupted
manner.
Enjoymentof maternityleavecannotbe deferredbutshouldbe availedof either
before orafterthe actual periodof deliveryinacontinuousanduninterrupted
manner.
MaternityLeave Credits Notspecify The maternityleave canbe creditedascombinations of prenatal andpostnatal
leave aslongas it doesnotexceedone hundredfive(105) daysand providedthat
compulsorypostnatal leaveshall notbe lessthansixty(60) days.
Securityof Tenure Notspecify Coveredemployeesshall be assuredof securityof tenure.The exercise of this
optionbythemshall notbe usedas basisfordemotioninemploymentor
termination.
Effectof Employment
Termination
Notspecify Maternityleave withfull payshall be grantedevenif the childbirth,miscarriage,or
emergencyterminationof pregnancyoccursnotmore than15 calendardaysafter
the terminationof anemployee’sservice,asherrighttheretohasalreadyaccrued.
Non-Diminutionof Benefits NothinginthisAct shall be construedasto diminish
existingmaternitybenefitsunderpresentlawsand
collective bargainingagreements.
NothinginthisAct shall be construedasto diminishexistingmaternitybenefits
currentlyenjoyedwhetherornotthese are grantedundercollective bargaining
agreements(CBA) orpresentlaws,if the same are more beneficialtothe female
worker.
No Discrimination Notspecify No employerwhetherinthe publicorprivate sectorshall discriminate againstthe
employmentof womeninordertoavoidthe benefitsprovidedforinthis Act.
Penalties Notspecify Fine of not lessthanP20,000.00 nor more P200,000.00 imprisonmentof notless
than 6 years andone (1) day nor more than twelve (12) yearsorboth.
Payment RepublicAct7322 MaternityLeave Benefit REPUBLIC ACT No.11210 105-Day ExpandedMaternityLeave Law
A female Social SecuritySystem(SSS) member Same full paymentshall be advancedbythe employerwithinthirty(30) daysfrom
the filingof the maternityleave application
That paymentof dailymaternitybenefitsshall be abar to the recoveryof
sicknessbenefitsprovidedunderRepublicActNo.1161, as amended,for
the same periodforwhichdailymaternitybenefitshave beenreceived
That the SSS shall immediatelyreimburse the employerof one hundred
percent(100%) of the amount of maternitybenefitsadvancedtothe female
workerbythe employeruponreceiptof satisfactoryandlegal proof of such
payment
That if a female workershouldgive birthorsufferamiscarriage or
emergencyterminationof pregnancywithoutthe requiredcontributions
havingbeenremittedforherbyheremployertothe SSS,or withoutthe
latterhavingbeenpreviouslynotifiedbythe employerof the time of the
pregnancy,the employershall paytothe SSS damagesequivalenttothe
benefitswhichsaidfemalememberwouldotherwise have beenentitledto.
MaternityLeave BenefitsforWomeninthe
Informal EconomyandVoluntaryContributors
to the SSS
Notspecify entitledtomaternityleave benefitsif theyhave remitted tothe SSSat least
three (3) monthlycontributionsinthe twelve (12)-monthperiod
immediatelyprecedingthe semesterof herchildbirth,miscarriage,or
emergencyterminationof pregnancy.
MaternityBenefitsforFemaleWorkersWhoare
Non-Membersof the SSS
Notspecify Female workerswhoare neithervoluntarynorregularmembersof the ·SSS
shall be governedbythe Philippine HealthInsurance Corporation
(PhilHealth) CircularNo.022-2014 or the "Social HealthInsurance Coverage
and BenefitsforWomenAbouttoGive Birth".

expanded maternity leave table

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    Benefits to PersonRepublic Act 7322 Maternity Leave Benefit REPUBLIC ACT No. 11210 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law Maternity benefits For NSD 60 calendar days with pay (notified her employer of her pregnancy and the probable date of her childbirth) 105 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension without pay (45 days notification before leave ends) (notified her employer of her pregnancy and the probable date of her childbirth) For CS 78 calendar days with pay (notified her employer of her pregnancy and the probable date of her childbirth) 105 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension without pay (45 days notification before leave ends) (notified her employer of her pregnancy and the probable date of her childbirth) For Miscarriage, abortion, termination of pregnancy 60 calendar days with pay 60 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension without pay (no notification needed) For Female National Athletes Not specify maternity leave until cleared to return She shall continue receiving her allowance and be entitled to the same benefits while on maternity leave prior to childbirth and up to six (6) months after For Terminated Employee Not specify Maternity leave with full pay shall be granted even if the childbirth, miscarriage, or emergency termination of pregnancy occurs not more than fifteen (15) calendar days after the termination of an employee's service Female Worker with Pending Administrative Case Not specify The maternity leave benefits granted under this Act shall be enjoyed by a female worker in the government service and in the private sector even if she has a pending administrative case Paternity benefits 7 calendardays with pay 7 calendardays with pay with option to receive up to 7 calendar days transferred from maternity leave with pay in case of maternity death/incapacity/absence the balance maternity leave and benefit shall be awarded Solo Parent benefit Not specify 105 calendar days with pay + 15 calendar days with pay with option of 30 calendar days’ extension without pay Guardians’/Partner/ fourth degree of consanguinity benefit Not specify pay with option to receive up to 7 calendardays transferred from maternity leave with pay in case of maternity death/incapacity/absence the balance maternity leave and benefit shall be awarded
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    Rules/Condition RepublicAct7322 MaternityLeaveBenefit REPUBLIC ACT No.11210 105-Day ExpandedMaternityLeave Law Sectors Both PublicandPrivate Both PublicandPrivate Civil Status The benefitinpaternal islimitedtocivil status(must be married,legitimatechild) The benefitavailable regardlessof civil statusof the parents(married ornot) or the legitimacyof the child(legitimate orillegitimate) No.of Pregnancies Firstfour pregnancies Unlimited Transferability None transferable Transferable Mode of Delivery It matters60 days forNSD while 78 daysfor cs It doesn’tmatterif the mothergave birthviacaesariansectionor natural delivery. Availlment Enjoymentof maternityleavecannotbe deferredbut shouldbe availedof eitherbefore orafterthe actual periodof deliveryinacontinuousanduninterrupted manner. Enjoymentof maternityleavecannotbe deferredbutshouldbe availedof either before orafterthe actual periodof deliveryinacontinuousanduninterrupted manner. MaternityLeave Credits Notspecify The maternityleave canbe creditedascombinations of prenatal andpostnatal leave aslongas it doesnotexceedone hundredfive(105) daysand providedthat compulsorypostnatal leaveshall notbe lessthansixty(60) days. Securityof Tenure Notspecify Coveredemployeesshall be assuredof securityof tenure.The exercise of this optionbythemshall notbe usedas basisfordemotioninemploymentor termination. Effectof Employment Termination Notspecify Maternityleave withfull payshall be grantedevenif the childbirth,miscarriage,or emergencyterminationof pregnancyoccursnotmore than15 calendardaysafter the terminationof anemployee’sservice,asherrighttheretohasalreadyaccrued. Non-Diminutionof Benefits NothinginthisAct shall be construedasto diminish existingmaternitybenefitsunderpresentlawsand collective bargainingagreements. NothinginthisAct shall be construedasto diminishexistingmaternitybenefits currentlyenjoyedwhetherornotthese are grantedundercollective bargaining agreements(CBA) orpresentlaws,if the same are more beneficialtothe female worker. No Discrimination Notspecify No employerwhetherinthe publicorprivate sectorshall discriminate againstthe employmentof womeninordertoavoidthe benefitsprovidedforinthis Act. Penalties Notspecify Fine of not lessthanP20,000.00 nor more P200,000.00 imprisonmentof notless than 6 years andone (1) day nor more than twelve (12) yearsorboth.
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    Payment RepublicAct7322 MaternityLeaveBenefit REPUBLIC ACT No.11210 105-Day ExpandedMaternityLeave Law A female Social SecuritySystem(SSS) member Same full paymentshall be advancedbythe employerwithinthirty(30) daysfrom the filingof the maternityleave application That paymentof dailymaternitybenefitsshall be abar to the recoveryof sicknessbenefitsprovidedunderRepublicActNo.1161, as amended,for the same periodforwhichdailymaternitybenefitshave beenreceived That the SSS shall immediatelyreimburse the employerof one hundred percent(100%) of the amount of maternitybenefitsadvancedtothe female workerbythe employeruponreceiptof satisfactoryandlegal proof of such payment That if a female workershouldgive birthorsufferamiscarriage or emergencyterminationof pregnancywithoutthe requiredcontributions havingbeenremittedforherbyheremployertothe SSS,or withoutthe latterhavingbeenpreviouslynotifiedbythe employerof the time of the pregnancy,the employershall paytothe SSS damagesequivalenttothe benefitswhichsaidfemalememberwouldotherwise have beenentitledto. MaternityLeave BenefitsforWomeninthe Informal EconomyandVoluntaryContributors to the SSS Notspecify entitledtomaternityleave benefitsif theyhave remitted tothe SSSat least three (3) monthlycontributionsinthe twelve (12)-monthperiod immediatelyprecedingthe semesterof herchildbirth,miscarriage,or emergencyterminationof pregnancy. MaternityBenefitsforFemaleWorkersWhoare Non-Membersof the SSS Notspecify Female workerswhoare neithervoluntarynorregularmembersof the ·SSS shall be governedbythe Philippine HealthInsurance Corporation (PhilHealth) CircularNo.022-2014 or the "Social HealthInsurance Coverage and BenefitsforWomenAbouttoGive Birth".