According to a notice issued by Human Resources and Social Security Department of Beijing, from 28 April 2012, maternity leave will be extended to ninety-eight days. Besides, foreign staff shall attend maternity insurance.
Lee & Lee Associates Comments: The above notice clarifies the issues of non-Beijing Hukou staff’s joining and application of maternity insurance. Non-Beijing Hukou staff in this notice includes foreign staff and staff with Hukou of provinces/cities outside Beijing. We can see that the administration of social insurance is developing from regional model to nationwide model. This change obviously will shorten the time of enjoying the insurance for the insured and hence, enhanced the role of the social insurance in securing the society.
Relevant Rule: ‘Notice of the Adjustment of Maternity Insurance of Policy for the Employees in the city’ Special Provisions of Female Labor Protection (State Council 619th Document)
