Salary and Social Insurance During Maternity/Parental Leave
Understand how salary stops, social insurance premiums are exempted, and benefits are paid during maternity and parental leave.
[Salary during leave]
- No legal obligation to pay salary during maternity or parental leave
- Unpaid unless your work rules specify paid leave
[Social insurance premium exemption]
During maternity and parental leave, premiums are waived:
- Employee share of health insurance and employees pension (kosei nenkin)
- Employer share as well
Application: submit exemption forms to the Pension Office (nenkin jimusho)
[Benefits (employment insurance)]
- Maternity allowance (kenko hoken): 2/3 of standard daily wage for 42 days before and 56 days after birth
- Childcare leave benefit (koyo hoken): 67% for first 180 days of leave, 50% thereafter
[WorkVell setup]
- Register leave start and end dates
- Exclude from payroll or set to unpaid
- Record social insurance exemption period
HR → Employee → Select → Parental Leave Settings
⚠ Applications for benefits are filed by your social insurance and employment insurance administrators. WorkVell supports record-keeping only — it does not file applications on your behalf.
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