China Law Library

Maternity Benefits

In Chinese labor law, female employees are entitled to take a leave of absence during childbirth and through the nursing period, and receive payments equal to their average monthly salary for the past year. Maternity leave in China is meant to allow new mothers to have adequate time to recover from childbirth and to ensure infants receive adequate care.

Maternity benefits in China are part of its law against sex discrimination, which you can learn more about here.