Calculation of maternity leave in a year. Types of payments due to a woman on maternity leave

Maternity payments are a one-time benefit that an expectant mother receives when she takes sick leave during pregnancy and childbirth. To calculate them, you need to know the employee’s average earnings for the 24 months that preceded the calendar year of going on maternity leave. It is also important to take into account periods of temporary disability, previous maternity leave and other nuances.

The maternity calculator from Kontur.Accounting will help you calculate the amount of maternity payments, as well as the monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years. The calculations take into account all current rules and provide explanations. The calculator is free to use.

Select the allowance for calculation, enter your data. The calculator will automatically determine the amount taking into account all restrictions and adjust it if the benefit amount is less than or more than the established minimum/maximum. If necessary, use tips and links to legislative acts.

How the calculator works

The calculator will calculate maternity benefits and monthly child care benefits up to 1.5 years old in three steps.

1. To calculate maternity benefits, provide data from the sick leave certificate that the employee received at the place of observation of pregnancy at 30 or 28 weeks. To calculate child care benefits for children up to 1.5 years old, enter information about the child. The payment procedure established in 2013 obliges us to exclude periods of temporary disability from two calculation years: they must be indicated in the calculator, if any.
2. Indicate your earnings for 24 billing months, the regional coefficient (if any) and other parameters that the calculator will request. If the employee’s work experience is less than six months, the system itself will make adjustments to the calculations.
3. In the third step, the calculator will offer the final calculation of the benefit with explanations.

The maternity leave calculator is part of the accounting service

Maternity benefits are paid based on 100% of average earnings. The length of service does not matter, except when it is less than 6 months.

Maternity leave in 2018-2019: changes and new law

Changes in legislation in 2018 affected mainly the amount of minimum and maximum benefits (due to indexation and an increase in the minimum wage), the maximum values ​​are discussed below.

In Law No. 255-FZ in 2018, clarifications appeared in two articles:

• when determining the insured and policyholders, the phrase “...members of family (tribal) communities of indigenous peoples of the North,” was supplemented with “Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation”;
• in the order of assignment and payment of benefits - if the payment is made directly by the Social Insurance Fund (for example, in the event of bankruptcy of the employer), the data is posted in the Unified State Social Security Information System.

There were no changes to the calculation rules.

For working women, maternity benefits are paid in the amount of 100% of average earnings for the previous two years.

The formula is simple, but you need to take into account the features and limitations. We will analyze them at each step of calculating benefits.

How to calculate maternity benefits - 5 simple steps

To calculate the amount of maternity payments you need:

We put all stages of the calculation into 5 steps.

Step 1. Determine the billing period

The billing period is the period for which we calculate earnings to then calculate the amount of maternity payments.

In general, the calculation period is 2 calendar years preceding the year of maternity leave. For maternity leave in 2019, these are 2018 and 2017.

Exceptions to the general case: during the previous 2 years (or in one of them) there are periods when the employee was already on maternity or child care leave.

In this case, one or both years can be replaced to calculate maternity leave. The year is replaced by an earlier one, but not any year, but immediately preceding the onset of the previous maternity and/or child care leave.

Example. The employee is going on maternity leave in 2019. For calculations, we should use 2018 and 2017. But from September 2015 to July 2017 she was also on maternity leave and maternity leave. In this case, 2017 can be replaced with 2015. Calculation period: 2018 and 2015.

A woman submits an application to her employer to change pay periods. Such a replacement must necessarily increase maternity payments - this is stated in the law (otherwise the calculation year will not be replaced). And this needs to be checked when making calculations.

Step 2. Determine the amount of earnings for the billing period

What amounts do we take into account and what amounts do we not take into account?

+ We take into account payments from which deductions were made to the social insurance fund: wages, bonuses, bonuses.

– We do not take into account: sick leave, benefits, income under civil contracts, if there were no contributions to the Social Insurance Fund, and other amounts from which they were not paid to the Social Insurance Fund (unofficial salary, financial assistance up to 4,000 rubles).

We compare the amount of earnings for each year with the legal limit: in 2016 – 718,000 rubles, in 2017 – 755,000 rubles, in 2018 – 815,000 rubles. If annual earnings are greater than the specified limit value, then we take the limit value to calculate benefits.

In the 2-NDFL certificate we are interested in clause 3 “Income taxed at the rate”: codes and amounts.

+ We take into account income with code

• 2000 – income under an employment contract
• 2012 – vacation pay
• 2400 – “compensation” for using the car

- We do not take into account income with the code

• 2300 – sick leave

Other codes

• 2010, 2201-2209 – payments under civil contracts and royalties – we take into account only if they made contributions to the Social Insurance Fund(must be specified in the contract)
• 2760 – financial assistance – We take into account an amount exceeding 4,000 rubles per year.

To simplify the calculation, you can subtract excess amounts from the total amount of income in clause 5 of the certificate.

The law establishes maximum amounts of income per year from which contributions to the Social Insurance Fund are made. Contributions are not paid for incomes above these amounts.

In the law, this maximum amount (or limit value) is called the maximum base for calculating insurance premiums. It is set every year, the values ​​are given in the table:

Since income exceeding the “limit base” does not make contributions to the Social Insurance Fund, these incomes are not taken into account when calculating maternity benefits.

We add up the amounts for 2 years - we received earnings for the billing period, which we will take into account to calculate the benefit.

Step 3. Calculate the number of days in the billing period.

From the number of calendar days in each year (365 or 366) of the billing period, subtract:

– days when the employee was on sick leave, on maternity leave, or on maternity leave.

Periods of unpaid leave are not excluded.

We add up the result obtained over 2 years - we get the number of days in the billing period.

Step 4. Calculate average daily earnings

We divide the earnings for the billing period (see step 2) by the number of days in the billing period (see step 3). The resulting value must be compared with the minimum and maximum values.

1. Minimum by law

The average daily earnings received cannot be less than the daily earnings based on the minimum wage (minimum wage).

The minimum wage value is taken as of the date of maternity leave. From 05/01/2018 minimum wage = 11,163 rubles, we get:

RUB 11,163 x 24 months / 730 = 367 rub.

If the value of the average daily earnings obtained in the calculations is less than based on the minimum wage, then to calculate the benefit we take the value based on the minimum wage.

For an employee who does not work full time, it is important to take into account the following feature:

If the insured person at the time of the insured event works on a part-time basis (part-time, part-time), the average earnings, on the basis of which benefits are calculated in these cases, are determined in proportion to the working hours of the insured person.

That is, when working half-time, the minimum is calculated from 50% of the minimum wage.

2. Maximum by law

The average daily earnings received cannot be more than the daily earnings based on the size of the “limit base for calculating insurance premiums.” What kind of limiting base this is is described above.

Please note: even if there was a replacement of years in the calculation period, the limit value is considered for the two years preceding the date of leaving on the current maternity leave.

For maternity leave in 2019, the maximum value of average daily earnings is:

(RUB 755,000 + RUB 815,000) / 730 days = RUB 2,150.68

If during the calculations we received a value of average daily earnings higher than the limit, then to calculate the benefit we take the limit value.

For an employee whose total length of service (all, i.e., throughout her life) is less than 6 months, it is important to take into account the following feature:

An insured woman with an insurance period of less than six months is paid maternity benefits in an amount not exceeding the minimum wage for a full calendar month... taking into account... coefficients [note: we are talking about regional coefficients, if they are established ].

After checking for the minimum and maximum, we get the average daily earnings, which we will use in calculating the amount of maternity benefits.

Step 5. Calculate maternity benefits

In the general case, everything is simple: we multiply the resulting average daily earnings (see step 4) by the number of days of maternity leave on sick leave.

Exception: the employee did not present a sick leave certificate to the employer and continued to work and receive a salary for some time. After presenting sick leave, maternity leave is issued, and benefits are calculated from the day you go on maternity leave.

In this case, the maternity leave period is reduced by the number of days for which the employee was paid. Accordingly, the benefit will also be reduced. That is, an employee cannot work a little more before the birth of the child in order to receive benefits a little longer after the birth.

Minimum maternity payments in 2018-2019

The minimum amount of maternity benefits is limited to the minimum wage: the benefit will not be less than the minimum wage if the employee goes on maternity leave from full time.

If maternity leave lasts 140 days, the minimum is 51,380 rubles. = 11,163 rub. x 24 months / 730 days x 140 days (if maternity leave starts after 05/01/2018)

For part-time work (partial week, etc.), the minimum benefit must be proportionally reduced.

Maximum maternity payments in 2018-2019

The maximum benefit amount is limited by the earnings limit, above which social security contributions are not accrued (see above for limit values).

The maximum amount of maternity benefits in 2019 for 140 days will be 301,095.20 rubles. = (RUB 755,000 + RUB 815,000) / 730 days x 140 days

The maximum amount of maternity benefits in 2018 for 140 days will be 282,493.40 rubles. = (RUB 718,000 + RUB 755,000) / 730 days x 140 days

If the total insurance period is less than 6 months, the maximum amount of maternity benefits for each calendar month is not higher than the minimum wage.

An example of calculating maternity benefits in 2019

The employee is going on maternity leave in January 2019. Vacation is 140 days. In 2017, she was on sick leave for 150 days; in 2018, the duration of sick leave was 50 calendar days.

Actual earnings (minus disability benefits) for 2017 amounted to 850,000 rubles, for 2018 – 494,000 rubles.

The maximum base for insurance premiums in 2017 is 755,000 rubles, in 2018 – 815,000 rubles.

The amount received is paid to the employee in full at a time; no tax is paid on this amount.

Online calculator for calculating maternity benefits in 2018-2019

To calculate maternity benefits, you can use an online calculator. It's convenient and free.

The maternity benefits calculator is designed to quickly calculate maternity benefits.

When indicating the amount of income for the accounting years, enter the amount for each year separately. If you had days of incapacity for work during these two years, then indicate their number.

Calculation of maternity leave in 2019

First of all, when independently calculating sick leave for pregnancy and childbirth, you must calculate the average daily earnings. To do this, you need to sum up your earnings for two calendar years, and then divide the resulting amount by 730 (731 or 732 if leap years are included in the calculation). But keep in mind that when calculating maternity benefits, you should exclude days of incapacity for work from the following periods, if they were present for two years:

• maternity leave
• Holiday to care for the child
• temporary disability
• paid days off to care for a disabled child
• release of an employee from work while maintaining a partial or full salary.

SDZ = (SZ1+SZ2): (730 – ND)

SDZ– average daily earnings

SZ1 and SZ2– the amount of earnings for the first and second accounting year

ND– days off work

The average daily earnings received cannot be less than the minimum earnings established on January 1, 2019, which is calculated from the minimum wage, namely 370.85 rubles. If you get less, count 370.85 rubles each. The maximum average daily earnings in 2019 is equal to 2,150.68 rubles, if 2017 and 2018 are used in the calculations. If you got more, consider the allowance at 2,150.68 rubles.

Now multiply the resulting average daily earnings by the number of days of maternity leave:

• Normal birth – 140 days
• Complicated birth – 156 days
• Multiple pregnancy - 194 days

DP = SDZ*DDO

DP– maternity benefit

DDO– days of maternity leave

In addition to maternity benefits, there are other mandatory payments that have changed since January 1, 2018:

• One-time benefit for women registered before the 12th week of pregnancy – 628.47 rubles;
• Maternity benefit – from 51,919 to 417,233.86 rubles;
• One-time benefit for the birth of a child – 16,759.08 rubles;
• Monthly allowance for the period of parental leave – from 3,142.33 to 24,536.57 rubles monthly;
• Maternity capital in 2019 will remain at the same level – 453,026 rubles.

How are maternity benefits calculated? Who is entitled to maternity benefits and in what amount? How to calculate maternity payments in 2019. What is the difference between child care benefits and maternity benefits and how they are calculated and calculated.

Maternity payments did not change in 2018, the most significant points came into force several years ago, but even now, citizens have a lot of questions about the procedure and amount of state-guaranteed benefits. So, let's figure out how maternity benefits are calculated and how to calculate payments in 2018. What is the possible maximum and minimum amount of payments in 2018 to a non-working mother.

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How are maternity benefits calculated?? Any woman who is pregnant or has recently become a mother can count on financial support from the state. This rule applies to all women, regardless of their level of employment. As such, the concept of maternity payments does not exist legally. This is the total amount of money that is divided into two main parts: maternity leave and parental leave for up to 1.5 years.

Plus there are certain benefits and allowances that will be mentioned below. Every woman has the right to receive maternity benefits, regardless of whether she has an official place of work, whether she is a student, an individual entrepreneur, or is serving in the ranks of the Russian Army.

Payment upon early registration

It is accrued if the expectant mother registers with the antenatal clinic before the 12th week of pregnancy. The payment amount is fixed and amounts to 628 rubles and 47 kopecks. This benefit is available to working women, students, employees of a liquidated enterprise, individual entrepreneurs or women undergoing military service.

To process the payment, the expectant mother must provide a certificate from the antenatal clinic confirming early registration for pregnancy. You can obtain this certificate from your doctor who is managing the pregnancy. The received certificate, along with a certificate of incapacity for work for pregnancy and childbirth, must be presented at the place of work or study.

How are maternity benefits calculated in 2019?

The amount of payments is small and in a large city such an increase is practically unnoticeable. Therefore, some cities increase the amount of payments at the expense of the regional budget. For example, in Moscow, young mothers who have permanent registration in the capital receive a one-time benefit in the amount of 600 rubles when registering with a doctor before the 20th week of pregnancy.

The main amount that a pregnant employee receives is payments for maternity leave. The amount of the accrued amount depends on its status.

If we are talking about a working woman, then by law she is entitled to 100% of the “white” wages accrued to her over the last two years. In the case where an employee has left one company over the past two years and moved to another, in order to accrue maternity benefits, she will need to request a certificate in Form 2-NDFL from her previous place of work.

In addition to the amount of wages, the amount of payment is affected by the number of days of maternity leave. The standard version of maternity sick leave is 140 days: 70 calendar days before childbirth and 70 after childbirth. If the birth involved complications, then the number of vacation days increases to 86. And if the woman in labor has twins, in this case her vacation will last 110 days before and, accordingly, 110 after childbirth. And after the end of maternity leave, a woman has the right to return to her work duties or take parental leave for up to three years.

Special attention should be paid to the situation when a pregnant woman is officially employed, but her work experience is six months or less. In this case, maternity payments will be calculated based on the minimum wage. We remind you that in 2019 the minimum wage is 9,489 rubles.

Calculation of maternity leave in 2019: online calculator

Using this formula, a young mother will be able to understand how to calculate maternity benefits and how much they pay on maternity leave from their salary:
PBiR = D2G: 731 x ChDO, where:
PB&R - benefit amount,
D2G - the amount of income for two years (if the benefit is calculated for 2019, income for 2016-17 is taken),
731 - number of days in the billing period,
NDO - the total number of days in the vacation period.

Formula for calculating the amount of benefits based on the minimum wage:
SP = minimum wage x 24 months: 731
Minimum wage = 11,163 rubles

Minimum amount of maternity payments in 2019

The minimum maternity benefits that a young mother is entitled to, taking into account the average daily earnings, are: 43,615.65 rubles for normal childbirth and 48,600.30 rubles for complicated childbirth.

Maximum amount of maternity leave in 2019

This benefit has a certain ceiling; the maximum amount of maternity benefits cannot exceed the amount of 266,191 rubles and 80 kopecks. Even if the pregnant woman officially worked three or four jobs at the same time.

One-time benefit for the birth of a child

Parents have the right to receive financial assistance from the state. This payment must be issued until the newborn child is six months old; its amount is 16,350 rubles. Only one parent can receive this type of government assistance. The benefit is accrued within 10 working days.

To apply for this payment, you need to take with you a package of documents: an application for payment, a child’s birth certificate, a certificate from the place of work of the child’s father, which will indicate that he did not apply for this payment.

Unemployed citizens will be required to provide copies of their passport and work record book, as well as an insurance policy, to the social security authorities.

Separately, it is worth mentioning the wives of military personnel serving in the ranks of the Russian Army. A woman can count on help from the State in the form of a one-time payment in the amount of 24,500 rubles.

Citizens who have adopted a child can apply for the same assistance - they are entitled to an amount of 15,512 rubles.

Maternity payments up to 1.5 years

This type of benefit can be applied for by the mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, in general, the person who will take care of the baby. Every month a person will be paid a certain amount, its size directly depends on the salary of the child’s parents.

Working parents will receive 40% of the salary received for 2 years before going on maternity leave. There is a certain “from” and “to” here: the minimum payment amount should be 3,065 rubles and 69 kopecks, and the maximum should not exceed 23,120 rubles 66 kopecks.

If such a situation occurs, and during the period of maternity leave, the enterprise where the young mother worked was liquidated, she will still receive the required 40% of her salary. Only payments will be accrued from the funds of social protection authorities. This rule imposes certain requirements and the maximum amount that a citizen caring for a child can receive is 12,262 rubles and 76 kopecks.

A woman who does not have a regular income will receive a minimum payment of 3,065 rubles 69 kopecks for the first child, or 6,131 rubles 37 kopecks for the second and subsequent ones.

Maternity payments up to 3 years

After the son or daughter is one and a half years old and the mother is on maternity leave for up to three years, she will receive a symbolic payment of 50 rubles.

There are also small exceptions here: if a mother gives birth to twins or triplets, then the monthly payment will continue for up to 3 years.

The size of the payment may be affected by the region of residence of the mother and baby. Citizens living in the area affected by the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant receive monthly compensation in the amount of 6,000 rubles.

Children of military personnel whose parents are serving and cannot fully provide for their families receive a payment from the State in the amount of 10,528 rubles 24 kopecks.

It is important that the government of the Russian Federation has already raised the question that it is high time to extend the amount of 50 rubles. Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev said in May of this year that during the autumn session the deputies would consider all possible options for resolving this issue.

Presidential payments for the first child

A new child benefit has appeared on the territory of the Russian Federation. We are talking about families in which the first child appeared. Every month the family will receive an amount equal to the minimum subsistence level established in their region. The national average is 10,500 rubles. Payment for a child is made until he reaches one and a half years old.

Maternity payments for foreign employees temporarily staying in Russia

In the matter of maternity payments and parental leave, the Labor Code gives foreign citizens the same rights as citizens of the Russian Federation. All accruals occur in accordance with the employment contract signed between the employer and the employee, and the citizenship of the latter does not matter here. The main thing is that his presence in the country is legal.

It is important to note that while on maternity leave, a foreign employee must continue to pay for the patent, because her employment relationship with the employer is not over.

Frequently asked questions about maternity payments in 2019

Who pays maternity benefits, the state or the employer?

The law “On compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity” dated December 29, 2006 No. 255 FZ talks about who pays maternity benefits. The calculation and payment of maternity benefits is carried out by the employer, and after that the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation returns the spent funds to the enterprise.

When is maternity pay paid at work?

It is important to know not only the amount, but also how long maternity benefits must be paid. The employer is obliged to accrue maternity benefits 10 days after the employee has provided all the necessary documents: a temporary disability certificate and a leave application.

How can a non-working mother receive maternity benefits in 2019?

Unemployed women who are not subject to social insurance receive a fixed amount of payments - it is equal to 16,350.33 rubles. To receive funds, you must provide a certificate or birth certificate of the child.

Are maternity payments taxed?

No. Since maternity benefits are not classified as payments for temporary disability, income tax is not levied on these payments.

Individual entrepreneurs and maternity benefits. Do entrepreneurs receive payments?

An individual entrepreneur, like all young mothers, has the right to receive benefits for the birth of a child and benefits for child care up to one and a half years old. An individual entrepreneur can count on benefits from the Social Insurance Fund if she voluntarily paid contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for one year. The medical certificate will need to be submitted to the same fund to calculate benefits. Funds are credited within 10 calendar days from the date of application.

Maternity benefits for students

A pregnant full-time student will be able to receive an amount based on the size of the basic scholarship of the university where she is studying. In addition to benefits, students also receive academic leave, with the right to retain their place at the university and the opportunity to return to study. But all this applies only to full-time students. But whether it is commercial or free training does not matter. Also, only the baby’s mother can take academic leave to care for a child; young fathers do not have this opportunity. A student mother is entitled to four types of payments. This is a one-time payment subject to registration with a medical institution in the early stages of pregnancy and a maternity benefit; to register and receive them, you need to contact her place of study. But for a lump sum payment on the occasion of the birth of a baby and a monthly allowance for caring for a child up to 1.5 years old, you need to contact the department of the social protection authority at your place of residence.

How is maternity leave going?

Maternity leave, which is issued according to a sick leave certificate, fully counts towards the length of service required for early retirement. This is from 170 to 220 days.

But maternity leave no longer counts towards length of service. The mother’s work book will record: separate maternity leave and separate parental leave. According to the law, a woman is allowed not to go to work until the child is three years old. For the first year and a half she receives benefits from her employer, but subsequent months are not paid and are not taken into account when calculating the length of service for a pension.

Can a woman on maternity leave be fired?

Many mothers are very worried about this series of questions. How will the director react when he finds out that I’m leaving for three years? Can they fire me without my knowledge? What will happen to me next, since I’m already being replaced by a new employee?

Yes. It is possible to fire a woman who is on maternity leave. But this is not so easy to do. There are certain cases provided for by law.
Firstly, the employee can leave of her own free will. And she is obliged, as required in this case, to notify her superiors in advance, two weeks in advance.

Also, dismissal can occur in the event of liquidation of the company. An employee on maternity leave must be notified of this change two months before dismissal. And this must be communicated not by phone or email, but with a personal signature. Upon liquidation, a maternity leaver is entitled to payment for all vacations used, severance pay in the amount of one monthly income, and average monthly earnings for the period of employment. And the woman will receive all further benefits for the child from social security.

Dismissal can also be by mutual consent. Usually such an initiative comes from the employer. If this agreement is signed with the employee, then no work is required. The employee receives a certain monetary compensation, its amount is agreed upon jointly with the employer. The employee receives the payment on the same day after signing the dismissal documents.

Dismissal after the main employee returns from maternity leave. That is, initially the employee was hired on maternity leave and worked under a fixed-term employment contract. Termination of this type of contract occurs at the moment when the main employee returns to his workplace.
Also, falsification of any documentation is a reason not only for dismissal, but also for a more severe punishment. Sick leave, work book, etc.

In what cases is it prohibited to fire an employee?

If we are talking about a single mother with a disabled child under 18 years of age or if the employee is a single mother with a young child under 14 years of age.

Postponement of the start of maternity leave

At 30 weeks of pregnancy, a woman receives a certificate of incapacity for work, which is given to her at the antenatal clinic. But, according to the law, it is impossible to force a woman to write an application for maternity leave. That is, a pregnant employee can continue to work as long as her physical condition allows her to do so.

But here you need to remember that an employee cannot receive both benefits and wages at the same time. After all, the benefit is essentially compensation for the time the woman does not work due to her position.

What to do if there is a mistake in the certificate of incapacity for work for pregnancy and childbirth?

Despite the fact that the certificate of incapacity for work is an important document, errors in it are not uncommon, because doctors are people too, they can make a mistake. We advise you to always carefully study the document you receive and, if you find any inaccuracies, immediately notify your doctor. If the error was discovered already in the accounting department, where you took all the necessary documents, and the sheet, for example, indicates not 140 days, but 150, in this case you can simply pay the required number of days and indicate this in the calculation that is attached to the certificate of incapacity for work .

How are maternity benefits calculated if a woman worked two jobs?

Regardless of whether the expectant mother works two, three or five jobs, each employer is obliged to pay her all the benefits due, taking into account income for the previous 2 years.

The amount will be calculated separately at each place of work - with wages or advance payment. The main thing is that the total amount does not exceed the permissible maximum for maternity payments. For a standard birth it is 248,164.38 rubles, complicated childbirth is 276,526.03 rubles and multiple pregnancy is 343,884.93 rubles.

Maternity payments in 2019 for the second child

It is legally impossible to be on parental leave or maternity leave. When calculating maternity leave after maternity leave, a woman writes two applications, the first is for recall from maternity leave and the second is for maternity leave.
An employee does not have the right to receive multiple benefits; she will need to independently choose either a child care benefit or a maternity benefit.

The amount of benefits will be revised due to changes in billing periods. Also, in order not to lose additional financial support, parental leave can be issued to the husband, grandmother, grandfather, etc. The amount of the benefit will be calculated based on the salary of the relative who will care for the baby.

Working on maternity leave part-time

Very often, women working at 0.5 or 0.7 rates expect to receive a calculation for maternity payments based on the minimum wage. But that's not true. The amount of maternity benefits depends on earnings for the last 2 years preceding the year of maternity leave. Monthly income is divided by 28 and multiplied by 140.

Maternity payments to the unemployed

In order to find out when and how much maternity benefits are paid, a non-working woman will need to contact the social protection center at her place of permanent registration.

If by unemployed we mean a student, then in this case, in order to find out how maternity leave is calculated, she needs to come to the accounting department at her place of study.

How long is maternity leave in 2019?

Standard birth without complications: 140 days.

If labor occurred with complications for the mother or child, then another 16 days are added to the vacation, for a total of 156 days.

Multiple pregnancy – 190 days of leave

How to calculate alimony for a wife on maternity leave?

There is a clause in Russian legislation that in the event of a divorce, a woman has the right to apply for alimony for the maintenance of not only her child, but also for herself. This happens in cases where the child is under three years old and the mother is on leave to care for him.
But, if payments in the interests of children should be made by a mother who recently gave birth to a child again, there is nothing to take from her. Alimony is not collected from maternity payments.

Calculation of vacation pay after maternity leave

After an employee returns from maternity leave, she can go on leave again, only this time on another paid one. This rule applies even if the employee has used up all her allotted vacation days before going on maternity leave.

The amount of payments should be calculated based on the average salary for the past year.

How to calculate the date of maternity leave?

According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, a woman receives sick leave for pregnancy and childbirth for 30 weeks, from which point her maternity leave begins. In case of multiple pregnancy, maternity leave is issued at 28 weeks.

Maternity payments in 2019

The government plans to increase child care payments to three years. Now the monthly benefit amount is 50 rubles; it has not been indexed since the 90s.

Also, the amount of one-time payment after childbirth will be increased.

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In the age of speed and difficult environmental conditions, going on maternity leave (maternity leave) when the period has reached 7 months is not a mere whim, but a necessity in a calm home environment to prepare for the arrival of a little man.

Nervous tension at work, fatigue and poor nutrition during this period can lead to irreversible consequences.

But for many women, taking time away from work for such a long period of time means being left without money. To maintain the baby’s health and provide financial assistance, you are given the opportunity to go on paid leave and spend the last 2 months before giving birth in peace and joyful emotions.

Within 2.5 months after the birth of the baby, the period of recovery of the woman in labor and the adaptation of the newborn lasts. This time, helpless for both, is protected by law. One of the ways of support is payment for the period before and after childbirth, like a vacation. This break from work is called “maternity leave” (Maternity leave), or, in common parlance, maternity leave.

In everyday life, sometimes, maternity leave is mistakenly called all the money that a woman receives for maternity leave, for caring for a child up to one and a half years old, and additional payment for early registration with a gynecologist.

In fact, these are completely different categories of financial assistance that should not be added to maternity benefits.

For early consultation (up to 12 weeks), only those women who consulted a gynecologist in the first 12 weeks receive a separate certificate. Some organizations, for various mercantile reasons, reduce this legally established period to three to five days. In this case, a pregnant woman can act in two ways:

• go to court;
• explain the situation to the antenatal clinic, where they will write her the necessary certificate so as not to disrupt the course of the pregnancy with unnecessary nervous disorders. In practice, this is usually what they do.

According to logic and the current legislation of the Russian Federation, only a pregnant woman goes on leave under the Labor Code (Article 255 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). And now not only the mother, but also the father and grandparents have the right to stay at home with a child up to one and a half years old. To do this, you need to write a corresponding application at your place of work.

A pregnant woman, after the statutory leave under the Labor and Labor Act, can return to work if another family member provides care for the baby.

According to the law, this year not all women have the right to receive maternity benefits. Payments apply to the following categories of pregnant women:

• working;
• unemployed people who are registered with the employment center due to reduction or dismissal due to the liquidation of the company;
• full-time female students;
• military, contract workers;
• women who adopted a child under 3 months.

Changes in the law regarding maternity leave in 2017

The main innovation of 2017 is the increase in the minimum wage. From February 1, indexation was carried out for inflation (5.4%). The index coefficient is 1.054 according to Government Decree No. 88 of January 26 of this year.

The minimum amount of maternity leave is 35,901 rubles. 36 k. If, after all calculations, the amount of maternity payments turns out to be less than this figure, then the expectant mother will receive exactly this amount.

The maximum a woman can count on, despite her salary, is 266,191 rubles. 80 k. This level is established by law. The entire amount of maternity benefits is transferred to the woman’s card in one go.

What are the terms of maternity leave?

If she wishes and feels well, the expectant mother can continue working and go on vacation whenever she wants. The time established by law will not decrease in this case either. But from 30 (28, 27) weeks of pregnancy, a woman already knows how many babies she is expecting, how the pregnancy is progressing and much more. And, based on this, he plans his time. Therefore, she indicates all this data in the application.

Immediately after giving birth (or discharge), the successful mother sends a certificate from the maternity hospital. It indicates the condition of the child and mother and the doctor’s recommendations about the recovery period. Based on this, if necessary, the vacation is extended from 140 days to 156.

For each type of pregnancy, the law provides for certain periods of leave:

1. For a singleton, problem-free pregnancy – 140 days. Ideally, this period is divided equally - 70 days before childbirth and 70 after.
2. In case of singleton pregnancy with complications, the period increases to 156 days (70 + 86).
3. If the ultrasound showed 2 or more babies, the vacation will be the longest - 194 days, of which 110 days are in the postpartum period.
4. A mother who has adopted a child no older than 3 months has the right to maternity leave for 70 days.

Based on practice, no one knows how to accurately predict when the time will come for a woman to give birth. Most often, this happens a little earlier, and in some cases later, than the period calculated by the doctors. Despite this, the total vacation days are not reduced.

Examples, how to calculate maternity benefits in various situations

The main document that is received at the antenatal clinic and taken to the accounting department at work is a sick leave certificate and an arbitrary statement.

It is possible to change one year to the previous one if it seems to you that your salary was higher then. To do this, write a special application, and be sure to indicate the desired year that is most suitable. If there is no such data, the accountant will calculate as expected - based on the two previous years. No one but you has the right to choose the periods.

To calculate you need:

• know your salary for two years;
• remember or find out how many sick days you had during this time (including for pregnancy, caring for another child) in days.
• arm yourself with a calendar and check whether there is a leap year in the calculated periods. 2016, for example, was a leap year. This means in 2015 - 365 days, and in 2016 - 366. In total - 731 days. All calculations for the current year's decrees are based on this figure;
• Some regions have introduced their own coefficient, in addition to the federal one. This point is worth clarifying.

Calculations based on the available data can be made either by yourself, in a notebook, or via the Internet using an online calculator.

The amount of salaries for 2 years (accrued before tax) is divided into a two-year period in days - this is 730 and 731 days, if one of them is a leap year. And, multiply all this by the number of days of maternity leave.

This is what the general formula looks like:

(Сз / Гп) = Зср

Zsr * Ds = OBiR

• Zsr - average daily earnings for two years;
• Гп – number of calendar days for 2 years. With the exception of leave for another pregnancy, sick leave, downtime with the same salary.

Legal holidays, or taken at your own expense, are not excluded;

• Сз – the amount of accrued salary for 2 years. It includes wages and other income on which taxes were paid. That is, if, after all insurance and tax payments, you receive 18,000 rubles in your hands, and your salary, according to documents, is 21,000 rubles, then calculations are made according to the second amount;
• Ds – number of days of vacation according to the BiR (140, 156 or 194 days);
• OBiR - the amount of maternity leave.
• GP for 2015-2016 – 731 days!

• Example No. 1

The pregnant woman is going on maternity leave this year. The salary for two years is 520,800 rubles. 2015 – 255600 and for 2016 – 265200 rubles. During this time, she took sick leave 3 times - for a total of 22 days. Гп = 731, since 2016 is a leap year

Average daily earnings for two years:

Zsr = 520800 / 709 = 734 rubles, 56 kopecks.

OBiR = 734.56 * 140 = 102838 rub. 40 kopecks (one-time vacation pay according to B&T). So, the young mother will receive 102,838 rubles. 40 kopecks

• Example No. 2

The woman will be the mother of twins. Salary with bonuses for 2 years (2015 + 2016) = 25400*12 + 27300*12 = 304800 + 327600 = 632400 rubles. During this period, she took sick leave 2 times, each time for 5 days (10 days in total).

632400 / (731-10) = 877 rub. (average daily salary).

877 * 194 = 170138 rub. (amount of maternity benefits).

The mother of twins will be paid a one-time payment of 170,138 rubles for the entire vacation according to the BiR.

• Example No. 3

The head of a department in a large company went on maternity leave. The birth took place with minor complications. The accounting department received an application, sick leave and a certificate of complications. The salary amount for 2015 was 720 thousand rubles. For 2016 – 760 thousand rubles.

720000 + 760000 = 1480000 rub.

I worked the entire period without sick leave or time off.

1480000 / 731 = 2024 rubles. 60 kopecks = Zsr

2024.6 * 156 = 315837 rub. 60 kopecks

Since the maximum amount of maternity leave in the Russian Federation cannot exceed 266,191 rubles. 80 kopecks, then, despite the amount obtained during the calculation process, the maximum payment will be exactly the limit established by the state.

• Example No. 4

A pregnant woman has been working as a nurse in the surgical department of a hospital for more than 5 years. Work without interruption. For 2015, she received (with all allowances and bonuses) - 86,400 rubles. For 2016 – 96,000 rubles.

(86400 + 96000) / 731 = 249 rubles. 50 kopecks (Zsr)

249.5 * 140 = 34930 rub. OB&R

This amount of payments is below the minimum allowed by law. Therefore, the woman will be paid 35,901 rubles, 36 kopecks.

• Example No. 5

The young mother is going on maternity leave for the second time. With her first baby, she spent 20 weeks on BiR leave, after which the child’s father himself took leave to care for his son from his place of service. The mother went back to work at the end of 2015. The woman, along with her sick leave, brought an application to the accounting department with a request to change the salary year from 2015 to 2014, because she considered that the salary in the fourteenth year was higher.

1. Salary for 2014 – 360,000 rubles.
2. For 2016 - 380,000 rubles.

Leap year remains, and therefore:

(360000 + 380000) / 731 * 140 = 141724 rub.

The second calculation looked like this:

Salary for 2015 – 310,000 rubles;

Salary for 2016 – 380,000 rubles.

731 – 140 (vacation days) = 591 days.

(310000 + 380000) / 591 * 140 = 163520 rub.

It is clear that the woman would have chosen the standard, profitable option and withdrawn the application.

Calculations at home can be approximate. Women themselves may not have the kind of data available to the accounting department. Therefore, the numbers may vary slightly. In any case, the difference will not be very significant, and at work they will explain what exactly you thought was wrong.

Calculations on the Internet using an online calculator are also easy to make. They all have step-by-step instructions. However, the same information is needed as for doing math calculations on your own.

If you are an employee of a budget organization, then you most likely cannot do without the help of an accountant. The nuances of the tariff schedule and work experience sometimes matter.

Unfortunately, women who do not work or quit of their own free will and have not found a job anywhere else do not receive maternity benefits. There are other types of state or regional assistance and benefits for them.

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