What Types of Leave are Available when Having a Child?

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What Types of Leave are Available when Having a Child?

This guide provides the necessary information on leave types available for pregnancy and early childhood care, including pregnancy and maternity leave, paternity leave, and childcare leave.

Pregnancy and Maternity Leave

Maternity leave is a type of paid leave provided to working women, calculated and granted in full for the periods of pregnancy and childbirth.

In the event of premature birth, unused days of maternity leave are added to the total maternity leave period.

At the 30th week of pregnancy, your consulting physician (obstetrician-gynecologist) will provide you with a maternity leave certificate. You must present this certificate to your employer to initiate your leave processing.

The leave is granted for the following periods:

140 calendar days in case of normal pregnancy (pregnancy: 70 calendar days, childbirth: 70 calendar days)
155 calendar days in case of complicated childbirth (pregnancy: 70 calendar days, childbirth: 85 calendar days)
180 calendar days in case of simultaneous childbirth of more than one child (pregnancy: 70 calendar days, childbirth: 110 calendar days)

Prior to your pregnancy and childbirth leave, you will receive a lump-sum maternity allowance covering 140 days of your leave, calculated based on your average daily salary.

Paternity Leave

Within 30 days after the birth of a child, the father of the newborn may be granted a paid leave of 5 working days, each day of which is paid at the average daily wage.

Within 1 year after the birth of a child, the father may also receive an unpaid leave of up to 2 months if his wife is:

On maternity leave
On leave to care for a child up to one year old

Childcare Leave

Childcare leave can be taken by the mother (stepmother), father (stepfather), or guardian of the family actually caring for the child.

Only one parent can take childcare leave until the child turns 3 years old.

You can take it in full or in parts in an extraordinary manner.
To apply for childcare leave, you must submit an appropriate application to the person responsible for these issues at your workplace, attaching a copy of your child's birth certificate.

You can take childcare leave until your child turns 3 years old, and until your child turns 2 years old, you will receive a monthly care allowance in a fixed amount.

Your job will be maintained during your childcare leave, except in the following cases:

If the organization is liquidated
If the number of employees or positions is reduced due to changes in economic, technological, work organization conditions and/or production needs

Rights when Working During Pregnancy or Childcare

If you are pregnant or caring for a child under one-year-old and are employed, you may be granted a part-time work schedule (either per day or per week).

In such cases, compensation will be based on the actual hours worked or the work performed.

Before or after pregnancy and childbirth leave, you may also be granted annual leave until six months of continuous employment have been completed

With your consent, you may also go on a business trip or work remotely:

Overtime
On weekends
On duty at home or in the organization (in the case of pregnant women or employees caring for children under three years old)
On non-working holidays and memorial days

Attention
If you are breastfeeding, in addition to the prescribed break times, you must be given an additional break of at least 30 minutes every 3 hours to feed your baby. During these breaks, you will be paid at your average hourly wage.

The guide was compiled by the Armenian Information Systems Agency, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

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