Leave to care for a child up to 3 years: who is granted, what is the amount of the benefit, when it is possible to use

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Let's figure out what is included in the concept of "leave to care for a child under 3 years old." It includes two periods: from birth to one and a half years and from one and a half to the age of three years. Such separation often entails the idea that these are two different vacations. Actually it is not.

All three years constitute full parental leave up to 3 years. However, there is a difference between the two periods. It consists in the fact that until the baby is one and a half years old, his mother is paid monetary compensation, which is 40 percent of her average earnings per calendar day. The benefit is calculated as follows. It is necessary to calculate the amount of income for two consecutive calendar years and divide it by 730. You will get the average daily income of an employee. Accordingly, the amount of the monthly benefit is the product of the average daily income and the number of days in the month. This amount should not be less than 2453.93 rubles if the family has one child, and 4907.85 rubles if the family has two or more children. Maximum sizesocial benefits at the same time - 1335, 62 rubles. This period is called “paid parental leave up to 3 years”. After a year and a half, the FSS stops paying benefits. After that, the employee has the opportunity only to receive compensation from the employer in the amount of fifty rubles a month. This benefit until 3 years of age ceases to accrue from the month following the date when the child reaches this age.

Also, benefit payments are terminated in the following cases:

• starting a full-time job before the end of vacation;
• when an employee leaves of his own free will;
• when parental rights are terminated.

The full list is established by the Labor Code.

It is worth mentioning that not only the mother has the right to receive leave, but also grandparents or guardians, if they are the ones caring for a young child. So, for example, often single fathers or men whose wives do not want to interrupt their careers often use this opportunity. To apply for a vacation, they need to submit documents confirming the birth of a child, an application for vacation and a certificate from the main, last employer of the spouse that she does not use leave to care for a child under 3 years old. This right extends not only to their own children, but also to adopted children.

It is possible to use the leave in any necessary period, while the child is not yet three years old, in whole or in part.

If it is decided to stop the vacation beforeone and a half years of age, the payment of cash benefits ceases from the moment of entry to work. However, while caring for a child, it is possible to continue to perform part-time job duties or work from home. In this case, the employee is paid a salary corresponding to the work performed, he also remains en titled to the previous benefits.

If an employee works full time all day, in addition to the lunch break, he is also en titled to several half-hour breaks to feed the child. According to the doctor's indications, this time can be increased up to an hour. It is possible to terminate leave to care for a child under 3 years of age at any time without notifying the employer in advance. The employee must be reinstated in his previous position, or, with his consent, transferred to a new job, but with the same salary.