Summary of Webinar on Expanded Maternity Leave Law

 Republic Act No. 11210 otherwise known as the 105-day Expanded Maternity Leave
Law.
 Two qualifying condition to be entitled with the benefits of this law :
o Person must notify SSS thru her employer
o There must be at least three consecutive payment of contribution within one
year.
 This law grants the entire qualified women worker from whichever sector (private or
public) :
o 105 days leave with payment of any instance of birth
o 120 days of leave for solo parents
o 60 days for those women who suffered from miscarriage.
 The qualified women worker can transfer 7 days of her leave benefits to the father or
extending the latter’s paid paternity leave to 14 days.

 The amount of maternity leave is equivalent to 100 % of female member’s average daily
salary credit. Total maternity benefit to be advanced by the employer is computed
maternity benefit payment period multiplied by worker’s daily salary.

 Total maternity benefit to be advanced by the employer is computed by multiplying

the maternity benefit period by the daily salary.

 SSS Maternity Benefit is computed by multiplying monthly salary credit by the average
daily salary credit.

 Employers shall pay salary differential between the actual benefits received from SSS
and the average weekly wages for the duration of the maternity leave.
 Differences Similarities
SS ACT OF 2018 Multiplied by no. of days
Divided by 180
Normal delivery or miscarriage 60 days days
Caesarean delivery 78 days
 Manner of enjoyment of maternity benefit-
Availed of in a continuous and uninterrupted
manner
RA 11210 Multiplied by no. of days

Normal delivery or miscarriage 105 days

Caesarean delivery 120 days
Miscarriage 60 days

 Manner of enjoyment of maternity benefit-

maximum of 4 times

 Employers who fail or refuse to comply with the provision of the law may be subject to a
fine of not less than P20, 000.00 but not more than P200, 000.00, and imprisonment of
not less than 6 months and 1 day but not more than 12 years.