Determine the time to report a reduction in social insurance when employees are on maternity leave

Ms. Le's company announced a reduction in social insurance for maternity leave in January 2025 because the employee did not work and did not receive salary for 14 days or more. However, the social insurance agency did not accept the report on reduction in social insurance for maternity leave, but required the company to participate in social insurance until the end of January 2025, and reduce social insurance for maternity leave from February 2025. Ms. Le asked, is such a request correct?

Regarding this issue, Vietnam Social Security responds as follows :

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 34, Clause 2, Article 39 of the Law on Social Insurance 2014, female employees giving birth are entitled to 6 months of maternity leave before and after giving birth; in the case of female employees giving birth to twins or more, from the second child onwards, for each child, the mother is entitled to 1 more month of leave; the maternity leave of 14 working days or more in a month is counted as the period of social insurance payment, the employee and the employer do not have to pay social insurance.

Therefore, on January 13, 2025, employees on maternity leave until July 12, 2025 (6 months) are instructed by the Social Insurance agency to prepare a report on reduction (stop) of participation due to maternity leave when giving birth, calculating the period of social insurance payment from February 2025 to the end of July 2025 (full 6 months) is in accordance with the provisions of law.

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