Frequently Asked Questions About Payroll

7.  What are the benefits can take  to leave in the philippines?

 

PARENTAL LEAVES

 

          The Labor Code of the Philippines covers three different types of parental leaves: maternity leave, paternity leave and solo-parent leave.

 

A. Maternity Leave
          Whether married or not, each pregnant employee is entitled to a maternity leave benefit of 60 days for a normal delivery or miscarriage, or 78 days for a caesarean delivery, for up to four pregnancies.

For the duration of the maternity leave, the employee receives a fraction of his regular monthly salary from the company which is in turn reimbursed by the SSS. It is common for companies to give the whole regular pay and shoulder what is not covered by the SSS.

 

          To benefit from a maternity leave, it is required for the employee to be registered with the SSS and be employed at the time of the expected delivery. Furthermore, the SSS must be notified by the employer and at least three monthly contributions must have been made to the SSS for that employee within the past year.

The maternity leave benefit being given instead of a regular wage, it can not be included in an employee’s 13th month wage.

 

B. Paternity Leave
            All married male employees are entitled to a 7 day paternity leave for the delivery or miscarriage of his legitimate spouse with whom he must live, for up to four pregnancies. The paternity leave is at the cost of the employer and is not reimbursed by the SSS.

 

C. Solo-Parent Leave
            In addition to parental leaves at the time of a child’s birth, the Filipino labour code drew a special leave for solo-parent employees as described in the Solo Parents Welfare, Republic Act No. 8972. The employee must have been working for at least a year to be entitled to a solo-parent leave, which allows him to 7 working days of leave in a year.