Canal Caribe.- The General Director of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) in Cuba, Virginia Marlén García Reyes, reported that a new modification of Decree Law 56 “On the Maternity of Workers and the responsibility of families” will soon come into force. ”. On this occasion it was decided to extend the period of social benefit up to 15 months of the minor’s life, among other benefits.
Postnatal leave period extended for working parents
The main strengths of the modifications are to regulate monetary benefits from 34 weeks of gestation until the child arrives in the first 15 months of life, while at the same time extending the exercise of the right to established protection to other workers.
Cuban News Agency
As of the next entry into force of modifications in the regulations that regulate the issue, authorities from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security announced that in the country the period of postnatal licenses will be extended up to 15 months of life of the minor.
In a press conference with national media, Virginia Marlene García Reyes, general director of the National Social Security Institute, stated that changes are derived from the regulations in six of its articles in relation to Decree Law 56 on Maternity of Workers. and the responsibility of families.
The directive indicated that the points that will present transformations are specifically Articles 1, 8, 24, 40, 42 and 44 with the objective of addressing population dynamics and encouraging fertility.
According to their explanation, the main strengths of the modifications are to regulate monetary benefits from 34 weeks of gestation (32 in cases of multiple pregnancies) until the child’s arrival in the first 15 months of life, while extending the exercise of the right to protection established for other workers contemplated in concepts such as multiparenthood and the various types of affiliation contemplated by the Family Code.
He noted that from the moment of publication of the regulations in the Official Gazette of the Republic, working families with infants under 12 months of age will be able to avail themselves of these benefits, which must be strictly complied with both for the state sector and for the new forms of management. state.
He pointed out that the inclusion of principles such as giving greater weight to family responsibility in these issues opens the door to advantages such as social benefits to working grandparents in charge of the minor when the mother is a student with the aim of guaranteeing the continuity of studies.
When the minor reaches 15 months, he clarified, if due to his or her care the mother or father cannot return to work, he or she has the right to enjoy his or her accumulated vacation and, once concluded, if he or she does not return to work, the The employer may terminate the employment relationship in accordance with the provisions of current legislation.
The mother or father of a minor who has an illness proven by a medical certificate and summary of medical history, a physical, mental or sensory disability, covered by a medical opinion, that requires special attention, if he or she is a worker in the state sector, may qualify. to an unpaid leave from 15 months of age of the minor until he turns 5 years of age, he added.
