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Duration: The duration of maternity leave benefits are enjoyed during the 10 weeks of such leave Benefits are paid by the employer Medical benefits: •
Maternity and paternity at work Law and practice across the world Figures 2 1 Statutory duration of maternity leave, 2013 (185 countries and territories)
191 encourages ILO member States to increase the period of maternity leave “to at least 18 weeks” 6 The length of leave is critical in enabling mothers to
Countries are ordered by the length of maternity leave granted Given that national legislation may express leave periods in months, weeks, calendar days or
All pregnant employees are entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave, irrespective of how long they have worked for their employer or how many hours they work per
under the terms of international law UPDATED: OCTOBER 2021 length, workers on paternity leave often continue to receive full wage payments
CALIFORNIA MATERNITY LEAVE: California law allows working mothers to begin maternity leave your maternity leave and for how long you may be off work
National legislation often allows or requires changes in the duration of maternity leave if some unusual or unexpected event takes place during pregnancy or
1 Staehlin K, Coda Bertea P, Zemp Stutz E Length of Maternity Leave and Health of Mother and Child—A Review Louisiana Family and Medical Leave Laws