When does maternity leave start?

The general problem of maternity leave can be properly addressed. No matter when you plan to take maternity leave, it is best to make a proper arrangement of the work at hand in advance. Your boss certainly doesn't want to hear from you one day at work that you have dropped the work you were doing to rush out for emergency production. Make a work statistics table and clarify your work clients. If you have more than one client, you can discuss suitable candidates and division of responsibilities with your leader.

Coordinating work with your client in advance does not mean that you need to hand over the work to others immediately. It means that your client will have a process of understanding and adapting to your job responsibilities and procedures, and when you encounter an emergency production situation, he or she can enter the operation state at any time and take over your work.

Can maternity leave be taken together with other leave?

Generally speaking, maternity leave can be taken together with other leave. However, it is best to ask the Human Resources Department for clear information about the local maternity leave policy and the company's relevant requirements, including other annual leave that you can apply for together with maternity leave (such as family leave, marriage leave, etc.), so as to know the exact number of days you can take after giving birth, and file it with the Human Resources Department so that they can start calculating the number of days of your maternity leave from the date they receive your leave notice and handle the relevant procedures for you.

Maternity leave and marriage leave are not contradictory. After taking maternity leave, marriage leave is still reasonable. Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Regulations on Paid Annual Leave for Employees has already made it very clear that the criteria for not enjoying the current marriage leave are:

(1) An employee is entitled to leave in accordance with regulations, and the number of days of leave exceeds the number of days of annual leave;

(2) An employee takes sick leave for a total of more than 20 days and the company does not deduct wages as required;

(3) An employee who has been dissatisfied with his/her work for a total of 10 years and has taken sick leave for a total of more than 2 months;

(iv) An employee who has worked for a total of 10 years but is not satisfied with the work for 20 years and takes sick leave for a total of more than 3 months;

(V) Employees who have worked for more than 20 years in total and have taken sick leave for a total of more than 4 months.

Maternity leave is not included, and maternity leave is not sick leave. The salary and benefits enjoyed during maternity leave are completely different from those during sick leave. There is no conflict between maternity leave and marriage leave. During the maternity leave, the labor relationship between female workers and the company still exists, which does not affect the female workers' right to take annual leave again under appropriate circumstances after returning home from maternity leave.

Of course, the company has the right to decide that the time for employees to take annual leave cannot conflict with the company's work plan. If the employee's vacation time conflicts with the company's work plan, the company may not grant the employee vacation until a suitable time is available.

When to take maternity leave

When should I take maternity leave? There is no definite right time for you to stop working and start maternity leave. It depends largely on your health, work progress during pregnancy, and work pressure and your own tolerance. The business situation at home is also a factor in the decision. The sooner you take maternity leave, the sooner you can return to work after the new baby is born.

You need to decide the appropriate time to start maternity leave based on the progress of your pregnancy and your own feelings. It should be noted that although the state stipulates 98 days of maternity leave (including 15 days of prenatal leave), if you experience pregnancy discomfort, need to maintain the fetus or have complications, and have to rest, you can ask a doctor to issue a certificate and apply to the company for sick leave.