How to pay social security for employee maternity leave

Legal analysis: female employees take maternity leave, and social security is paid by the work unit. Although female employees didn't go to work during maternity leave, according to the regulations, employers still have to pay wages and bonuses to employees and pay social security according to normal conditions.

Legal basis: Special provisions on labor protection for female employees.

Article 7 Female employees shall enjoy 98 days of maternity leave, including 15 days before delivery; In case of dystocia, maternity leave shall be increased 15 days; For multiple births, the maternity leave will be increased by 1 5 days for each additional child. Female employees who miscarry less than 4 months after pregnancy are entitled to 15 days maternity leave; Abortion after 4 months of pregnancy is entitled to 42 days of maternity leave.

Article 8 The maternity allowance for female employees during maternity leave shall be paid by the maternity insurance fund according to the standard of the average monthly salary of employees of the employing unit in the previous year; Those who have not participated in maternity insurance shall be paid by the employer according to the wage standard of female employees before maternity leave.

Medical expenses incurred by female workers in childbirth or abortion shall be paid by maternity insurance fund according to the items and standards stipulated in maternity insurance. Did not participate in maternity insurance, paid by the employer.