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Support sought for small firms on maternity leave
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Government subsidies or maternity insurance must be provided to enterprises, particularly micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, in order to disburse them to employees going on maternity leave, which has been extended to two months, local political advisers proposed on Tuesday to the annual session.
Last May, China announced that couples can have three children to promote long-term, balanced population growth. Since then, several regions in the country have extended maternity leave by at least 30 days to encourage child-rearing, including Shanghai, which now provides 60 days of maternity leave.
During maternity leave, mothers’ wages have to be paid by their employers, which can be a great burden on small businesses.
Led by Cao Yanchun, deputy dean of Shanghai Maritime University’s School of Law, the proposal suggests that measures can be implemented in the Pudong New Area on a trial basis to relieve the economic burden on companies and strike a balance between the interests of both the companies and women’s employment.
“Since this requires legislation and the city’s congress is able to make laws specific to the Pudong New Area, it may be quicker and more convenient for Pudong to have a trial run and later expand that to other districts,” Cao said.
The maternity-leave wages can be covered by maternity insurance or government subsidies.
Government can reward companies that employ women of childbearing age or those having children in various ways such as tax breaks and subsidies.
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