Maternity allowance refers to the living expenses given by professional women who leave their jobs due to childbirth as stipulated by national laws and regulations.

National laws and regulations provide living expenses for working women during their separation due to childbirth. Some countries also call it maternity cash subsidy. There are two payment methods and payment standards of maternity allowance in China: first, in areas where maternity insurance is implemented as a whole, the payment standard is paid according to the average monthly salary of employees in the previous year, and the period is not less than 98 days; Second, in areas where maternity insurance does not implement social co-ordination, maternity allowance is paid by enterprises or units. The standard is the basic salary and price subsidy for female employees before childbirth, and the period is generally 98 days. In some areas, professional women who marry late and have children late are encouraged to extend the period of maternity allowance appropriately.

legal ground

Article 56 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

Workers in any of the following circumstances can enjoy maternity allowance in accordance with state regulations:

(1) Female employees enjoy maternity leave;

(2) Enjoy family planning operation leave;

(3) Other circumstances stipulated by laws and regulations.

Maternity allowance is calculated and paid according to the average monthly salary of employees in the previous year of the employer.