Maternity Leave Extended
Several regions in China have extended maternity leave in order to encourage family planning and increase the country’s low birth-rate.
In Shanghai women are being given an extra 60 days of paid maternity leave, in addition to the 96 days stipulated by the China’s Provision on the Labour Protection of female employees.
Beijing has implemented the same increase of days and adopted a new rule that grants couples five days of “parenting leave” every year before their children turn three.
In the eastern province of Zhejiang, women are now entitled to 188 days of paid leave for a second or third child.