Increase in Maternity Benefits for Male Employees from July 01, 2019

According to the regulations in Clause 2, Article 34 of the Social Insurance Law 2014 and Official Dispatch 3432/LDTBXH-BHXH, male employees currently contributing to social insurance are entitled to maternity leave policies as follows:

- 05 working days;- 07 working days when the wife undergoes surgery for childbirth, giving birth to a child under 32 weeks old;- In the case of twin births, the leave is 10 working days; for triplets or more, an additional 03 working days for each additional child;- In the case of twin births or more that require surgery, the leave is 14 working days.

The period of maternity leave for male employees is calculated within the first 30 days from the date the wife gives birth. In the event that leave is taken multiple times, the start of the last leave period must still be within the first 30 days from the date the wife gives birth.

In addition to the above policies, according to Article 38 of the Social Insurance Law, male employees are also entitled to a one-time allowance equal to 02 times the statutory pay rate in the month the child is born per child in cases where only the husband participates in social insurance.

In this case, to receive the one-time allowance when the wife gives birth, the male employee must have contributed to social insurance for at least 06 months within the 12 months preceding the wife's childbirth. This is stipulated in Point a, Clause 2, Article 9 of Circular 59/2015/TT-BLDTBXH.

Thus, with the current statutory pay rate of 1,390,000 VND/month, the male employee will receive a one-time allowance of 2,780,000 VND when the wife gives birth. However, from July 01, 2019, the statutory pay rate is adjusted to 1,490,000 VND/month, accordingly, this allowance will also increase correspondingly, specifically to 2,980,000 VND.

- Nguyen Trinh -

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