On Friday, the Sejm adopted the Senate's amendments to the amendment to the Labor Code, which extends maternity leave for parents of premature babies and children requiring hospitalization after birth. The amendment will now be signed by President Andrzej Duda.
440 deputies voted for the adoption of the Senate's amendments, none were against and one abstained. The amendment to the Labor Code and certain other acts extends maternity leave for parents of premature babies and children requiring hospitalization after birth. One of the adopted amendments assumes changes to the Law on Higher Education and Science. The provision is intended to extend the deadline for submitting a doctoral dissertation by the period of supplementary maternity leave.
The second change gives parents entitled to supplementary maternity leave the right to apply for compensation under the Equal Treatment Act.
Extended leave rules
According to the rules adopted in the amendment, extended maternity leave for parents of children born before the 28th week of pregnancy or those who weighed less than 1,000 g on the day of birth will amount to no more than 15 weeks. For parents of children born before the 36th week of pregnancy or born at term but requiring hospitalization – it will be a maximum of eight weeks. The regulations specify that to determine the amount of supplementary maternity leave, the periods of the child's stay in hospital until the 8th week or 15th week after delivery will be added up, and a partial week will be rounded up to a full week. This regulation takes into account the intervals between subsequent hospitalizations of the child. The leave is to be granted to mothers or fathers, as well as legal guardians, foster parents and adoptive parents. The amount of maternity benefit paid during additional leave will be 100%. its basics.
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