How long should I apply for maternity leave in advance?

Maternity leave can be applied to the employer fifteen days in advance.

Generally speaking, female employees enjoy 98 days of maternity leave, including 15 days before delivery. It stands to reason that maternity leave cannot be taken in advance. If the expected date of delivery is not determined in advance after examination and appraisal by the hospital, you can start maternity leave in advance with relevant certificates, start giving birth and wait for delivery. However, the specific provisions of each region and each unit are different, so we should judge according to local conditions.

The information that pregnant women need to provide during maternity leave is as follows:

1. Information with definite nature: marriage certificate, birth permit or birth permit;

2. Information for judging the holiday time: all medical certificates before and after birth. Including birth check-up, delivery, birth certificate, termination of pregnancy and doctor's rest advice;

3. Others may need to provide hospital diagnosis certificate, hospitalization certificate and physical examination certificate.

To sum up, maternity leave can be applied to the employer fifteen days in advance. Maternity leave refers to the right of vacation enjoyed by professional women according to law, generally 98 days from prenatal to postpartum. During maternity leave, the employer shall not reduce his salary, dissolve or terminate the labor contract in other forms. Professional women enjoy maternity insurance benefits during maternity leave, and the social security pooling fund reimburses related medical expenses and issues maternity allowance; If a professional woman does not participate in maternity insurance, it shall be borne by the employer.

Legal basis:

Article 6 of the Special Provisions on Labor Protection of Female Workers

If a female employee can't adapt to the original labor during pregnancy, the employer shall reduce her labor or arrange other adaptive labor according to the certificate of the medical institution.

For female employees who have been pregnant for more than 7 months, the employer shall not extend working hours or arrange night work, and shall arrange certain rest time during working hours.

Pregnant female workers have prenatal examination during working hours, and the time required is included in working hours.