{"id":4314,"date":"2025-04-23T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jig.world\/?p=4314"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:24:56","slug":"mutterschutz-elternzeit-in-deutschland-was-internationale-arbeitnehmerinnen-wissen-sollten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/mutterschutz-elternzeit-in-deutschland-was-internationale-arbeitnehmerinnen-wissen-sollten\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternity protection &amp; parental leave in Germany: What international employees should know"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b> What is maternity protection?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Maternity protection means: As an expectant or new mother, you are specially protected - in terms of health, financially and also in your job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">In concrete terms, this means<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You must <\/span><b>Stop working 6 weeks before the birth<\/b><span class=\"s1\">if you don't want that.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">And <span class=\"s1\"><b>8 weeks after the birth<\/b><\/span> (for premature or multiple births: 12 weeks) you are also not allowed to work - even if you want to.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">During this time you get <span class=\"s1\"><b>Maternity benefit<\/b><\/span> - usually from the health insurance company and also from the employer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Does this also apply to international employees?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Yes - if you work in Germany<\/b><span class=\"s2\">the same rules apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">No matter whether you come from Spain, Turkey or Ghana:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">If you have statutory health insurance here and an employment contract, <span class=\"s3\"><b>you are almost always entitled to maternity leave<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Even if you are privately insured or have a different residence status, <span class=\"s3\"><b>a claim may exist<\/b><\/span> - but then it gets a bit more complicated. It's worth asking your health insurance provider or an advice center.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b> What is parental leave?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">Parental leave is what comes after maternity leave. During this time, you can stay at home and look after your child. <span class=\"s2\"><b>and still keep your job<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You may <\/span><b>take up to 3 years parental leave<\/b><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Both parents can apply for parental leave.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">During parental leave, you will receive <span class=\"s1\"><b>no salary<\/b><\/span>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>but parental allowance from the state<\/b><\/span> (depending on previous income).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>How much parental allowance is there?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">The parental allowance is usually <span class=\"s2\"><b>65-67 % of your previous net income<\/b><\/span> - at least \u20ac 300, maximum \u20ac 1,800 per month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">You can <span class=\"s2\"><b>for 12 months<\/b><\/span> even if shared with the partner <span class=\"s2\"><b>up to 14 months<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">If you continue to work part-time, there's this <span class=\"s2\"><b>Parental allowance plus<\/b><\/span> - with an adjusted amount over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What do you need to consider?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Language<\/b><\/span>Many forms and information are only available in German - get support if you need help.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Deadlines<\/b><span class=\"s1\">Parental allowance : You must <\/span><b>no later than three months after the birth<\/b><span class=\"s1\"> request.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Residence permit<\/b><\/span>: In many cases you will need a <span class=\"s1\"><b>Residence permit with work permit<\/b><\/span>to use parental allowance or parental leave. This is easier for EU citizens, but a little more formal for third-country nationals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was ist Mutterschutz eigentlich? Mutterschutz hei\u00dft: Du bist als werdende oder frischgebackene Mutter besonders gesch\u00fctzt \u2013 gesundheitlich, finanziell und auch im Job. Das bedeutet konkret: Du musst 6 Wochen vor der Geburt nicht mehr arbeiten, wenn du das nicht willst. Und 8 Wochen nach der Geburt (bei Fr\u00fch- oder Mehrlingsgeburten: 12 Wochen) darfst du auch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arbeitsrecht-mitarbeiter-aus-dem-ausland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4314"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4328,"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4314\/revisions\/4328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jig.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}