Guidelines on the Computation of Salary Differential of Female Workers during Her Maternity Leave and Its Criteria for Exemption Pursuant to Republic Act No. 11210 and Its IRR

July 9, 2019DOLE DEPARTMENT ADVISORY NO. 001-19GUIDELINES ON THE COMPUTATION OF SALARY DIFFERENTIAL OF FEMALE WORKERS DURING HER MATERNITY LEAVE AND ITS CRITERIA FOR EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11210 AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONSI. PURPOSEThis Guidelines is issued to guide all concerned on the computation of salary differential of female workers during maternity leave and its criteria for exemption pursuant to Republic Act No. 11210 otherwise known as the "105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law" and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. II. COMPUTATION OF SALARY DIFFERENTIALThe employer shall pay the salary differential between the full salary of female worker during her maternity leave and the actual cash benefits received from the Social Security System (SSS) which shall be computed as follows:1. Compute the amount of full pay: Full pay 1 = monthly salary 2 3 x maternity period in months 4 2. Ascertain the employee's premium contribution share for SSS, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) covering the maternity period.3. Determine the amount of SSS maternity leave benefit...