Pregnancy and parental leave pay. A senior salaried employee’s right to pregnancy and parental leave shall be governed by the Employment Contracts Act and Health In- surance Act. The birthing parent shall receive monthly salary including fringe benefits but excluding salary supplements for a period of 72 week- days of pregnancy leave and parental leave taken continuously provided that the employment relationship of the senior salaried employee has lasted for a continuous period of at least six months before the expected date of delivery. The non-birthing parent shall receive monthly salary including fringe benefits but excluding salary supplements for a period of the first 32 weekdays of the parental leave provided that the em- ployment relationship of the senior salaried employee has lasted for a continuous period of at least six months before the expected date of delivery. “Non-birthing parent” means non-birthing par- ent having parental responsibility in relation to the child, person who has recognized parental responsibility in relation to the child and person who has adopted a child whom a parent is not their spouse, within the meaning of chapter 9, section 5, subsections 1-3 of Health Insurance Act. The adoptive parent’s entitlement to pay applies to a child who has not reached the age of 7. The duration of continuous employment relationship required to receive pay shall be calculated backward from the adoption date of the adopted child and, in the case of adoptions within the family, the date of confirmation as a parent.
Pregnancy and parental leave pay. An employee’ entitlement to pregnancy and parental leave is determined by the Employment Contracts Act and the Health Insurance Act. A birthing parent whose employment has been continuous for at least five months before the calculated date of childbirth is paid a monthly salary and benefits in kind, without extra allowances, for a total of up to 76 weekdays during the period of continuous pregnancy and parental leave. A non-birthing parent whose employment has been continuous for at least five months before the calculated date of childbirth is paid a monthly salary and benefits in kind, without extras, for the first 36 weekdays of parental leave. A non-birthing parent is a parent who is the custodian of the child, a person who has acknowledged the parenthood of the child or a person who has adopted the child of a person other than the spouse, as referred to in Chapter 9, Section 5(1-3) of the Health Insurance Act. An adoptive parent’s right to a salary applies to a child under the age of 7. The continuous duration of employment required for the payment of salary is calculated from the date on which the adopted child is placed in care and, in the case of intra- family adoption, before the confirmation of legal parenthood. Instruction for application: This provision applies from the date of adoption of the collective agreement to an employee whose entitlement to pregnancy and parental allowance is determined by a Kela decision on the basis of the provisions of the Health Insurance Act that entered into force on 1 August 2022 (calculated date of childbirth on or after 4 September 2022). Any paid maternity, paternity and adoption leaves already taken will be deducted from the paid leaves provided for in the family leave provisions of the collective agreement.
