Pregnancy and parenthood

Services in Pregnancy and parenthood

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  Apply for maternity benefit as a privately insured person or with a statutory health insurance fund as a family insured person

  As an expectant mother, you can apply for maternity benefit from the Federal Social Security Office (BAS) for the period of protection before and after childbirth and for the day of childbirth. You must meet certain requirements for this.

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  Apply for reimbursement of remuneration paid during maternity leave

  If you are prohibited from employing employees on maternity leave, you will initially incur costs as an employer, for example for maternity pay and employer contributions. You can apply for reimbursement of these costs from the statutory health insurance funds.

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  Applying for an exemption from the ban on overtime and night work

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  Applying for maternity benefit as a person with statutory health insurance

  If you become a mother, you can receive maternity benefit for the protection periods before and after the birth as well as for the day of delivery. You can apply for maternity benefit from your statutory health insurance fund.

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  Maternity protection

  Maternity protection is the aim of legal regulations to protect mothers before and after the birth of a child. This includes employment bans before and after the birth, protectio...

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  Maternity protection Exception to dismissal protection

  The dismissal of a woman during pregnancy and until the expiry of four months after delivery is in principle inadmissible if the employer was aware of the pregnancy or delivery a...

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  Notify employment of a pregnant or breastfeeding woman

  If one of your employees has informed you that she is pregnant or breastfeeding, you must report this to the competent supervisory authority.