All working women are entitled to maternity leave. The calculation is based on the average earnings for 24 months. In 2012, the calculation of the benefit remained the same as in 2011.
Necessary
calculator or program "1C Salary and Personnel"
Instructions
Step 1
If you are carrying one child and the birth went without complications, you will be paid 140 days according to the sick leave presented to the employer. In case of multiple pregnancies, maternity leave is paid for 194 days. This number of days will be paid immediately. If the birth was complicated, you will be issued a separate sick leave for another 16 days. Payment for it will be made after delivery.
Step 2
The maternity allowance is paid in full, regardless of whether you reported the pregnancy or actually gave birth much earlier. The employer is obliged to make accruals within 10 calendar days after the presentation of the sick leave issued in the antenatal clinic, and pay the entire amount to the next salary, the day of which is set in the collective agreement.
Step 3
Add all the amounts earned for 24 months to calculate your benefit. Consider only those payments from which you have been deducted with income tax. If you received a certificate of incapacity for work, material assistance, one-time cash benefits or incentives, they are not counted in the total amount of earnings. It is necessary to divide the total result obtained by the number of calendar days in the billing period, and there are 730 of them in 24 months. The initial figure will be equal to the average daily earnings. Multiply it by the number of days provided indicated on the sick leave, you will receive the amount of payment for maternity leave.
Step 4
When working for several employers, obtain income certificates from all enterprises and present them at the main place of work. All earnings will be taken into account in the total amount based on it, the average daily earnings will be calculated to pay the maternity benefit.
Step 5
For women who do not have 6 months of work experience, the allowance is calculated according to the average daily wage of the minimum wage, that is, from 4611 rubles. If you have worked in the company for more than 6 months but less than 24 months, the benefit will be calculated based on the amounts actually earned. To calculate the average daily earnings, divide the total amount from which income tax was calculated by the number of calendar days actually worked. If the calculation showed that the average daily earnings are actually less than when calculated from the minimum wage, payment will be made based on the minimum wage.
