Pregnancy and work

In today's world, a woman often has to make a difficult choice between work, career growth and personal life. Therefore, the news about pregnancy sometimes puts the future mother in a dead end: how to be with work, salary, when to go to the decree, and suddenly have to go to the hospital, and suddenly get fired ... Pregnancy and work - how to combine them without damage to health and family budget ?

A woman can be concerned with many similar questions, which we will try to answer in this article.

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Work during pregnancy

Work during the entire period of pregnancy, early leave on leave or retire? Do not rush with the decision. First, consult your gynecologist: if you are at risk of complications, you may need to forget about work for a while.

If there are no problems with health, and you decided to work, as they say, to the last, then you should prepare for certain difficulties:

• First, now you have to, by all means avoid physical exertion, nervous stress, prolonged sitting or standing in place;
• secondly, now you are counter-indicative of the work associated with strong vibration, as well as the conveyor regime;
• thirdly, the working day should not be more than eight hours, with a compulsory break for rest;
• Fourth, now you are highly recommended to work related to chemical, toxic, detergents.

Be prepared for the fact that the authorities can not meet you, having learned about your situation: some employers, despite the law, try to get rid of the "burden" in every possible way. If this happens, do not drop your hands - sort out your rights and boldly defend them.

You should not even agree to very tempting offers in return for your dismissal. If the employer, pursuing the goal to save his money, will risk dismissing a pregnant woman - he will be punished by law.

Certificate of pregnancy for work

Women who work, the allowance for childbirth and pregnancy will be paid at the main workplace. The rest of the future mothers should apply to the Social Security Administration at the place of residence.

Once you have reliably learned about pregnancy, you need to become a gynecologist in the women's consultation. There you will be given a certificate of pregnancy, which you bring to the personnel department, or directly to the authorities, at the place of your work.

Documents for work during pregnancy must be submitted, since such a certificate can guarantee you that under no circumstances you will not be dismissed or reduced. Moreover, according to this document, you will be required to charge a pregnancy allowance. The amount of this benefit depends on how much money you have received in the past six months.

Expecting maternity, in addition to the official salary, take into account bonuses, surcharges, accruals, business trips, vacation.

If you, after receiving a list of incapacity for work, do not go to the decree, but decide to continue to work, then the maternity will not be paid to you. The current law does not provide for joint payment of wages and benefits.

To individuals-entrepreneurs, maternity funds are paid from the social insurance fund, and to unemployed persons and to students in the labor and social protection department at the place of residence.

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Rights of a pregnant woman at work

Most expectant mothers are fully confident that, despite pregnancy, they will be able to cope with job responsibilities without problems. However, everything can be different. If you feel that you can not cope, do not be modest. Talk to your superiors about reducing the amount of work, give up the difficult tasks for you. Now the interests of your health should be above all, and to overwork you in this period, to put it mildly, is not recommended.

If at work you can not cope without help - you can safely ask for it, and management must meet you.

If your work does not apply to professionally harmful activities, you can work out almost the entire duration of pregnancy. However, remember that with the slightest deterioration in your health, if fatigue or suspicious symptoms appear, try to forget about work for a while.

Do not forget that a working pregnant woman has the right:

• take the hospital as many times as necessary;
• to demand simplification of the norms for working out, shortening the working day, or transferring to another position, with lighter loads (at the same time, the salary for the previous position should be preserved);
• to refuse night shifts, overtime work, working off days off, business trips;
• keep a workplace right up to work after the end of maternity leave.

Reduction or dismissal of a pregnant woman without her consent is prohibited by law. An exception can be a bankruptcy, a complete liquidation of the organization: in this case, dismissal must be associated with the mandatory subsequent employment of a woman.

The future mother has the full right to an individual schedule of work during pregnancy. A flexible schedule can allow both part-time and part-time work. Definition of any specific working conditions is carried out separately by the order on establishment, in which the duration of the working day, rest, the scheme of the days off will be indicated. However, it is necessary to ensure that the legal rights of the pregnant woman are not limited: the vacation should be provided in the same amount and with the same payment of leave, the length of service during pregnancy should be maintained (including preferential and long service), and all pre-paid premiums .

Pregnancy and part-time work

In our unstable time, many women, to somehow ease their financial situation, manage to work simultaneously in several places. Any place of work, other than the main, legislative bodies are called "part-time".

It is interesting that a woman going on maternity leave has all the rights to receive material benefits not only in the main workplace, but also on an additional one. Naturally, if the future mother is an insured person, as cash payments are made at the expense of insurance contributions paid by the employer.

Since payments at work during pregnancy are based on the so-called disability sheet (certificate of pregnancy), then in case of part-time work, a woman presents a copy of him, certified by a seal and signed by the authorities at the main workplace. The material allowance for the state of pregnancy is prescribed, as a rule, if there is a copy of the disability sheet certified at the main workplace and a certificate of the average salary amount also in the main place of work. The aggregate accrued amount of such assistance should not be greater than the maximum amount of the monthly salary with which the insurance premiums were deducted.

Sedentary work in pregnancy

If you have a sedentary job and you are pregnant, then you need to know a few rules:

• the chair should be comfortable, with a backrest and armrests;
• the height of the chair should be such that the legs are bent at right angles, and the feet are firmly on the floor;
• objects that you have to take while working, should be at the level of the hands or eyes, so that you do not have to bend down to take them;
• you can not sit in one place for a long period, every 40-45 minutes arrange a break for 10-15 minutes, during which walk, distract, rest;
• if you work at a computer, pay attention to the location of the monitor. Its upper edge should be at eye level, so that the head is kept as straight as possible;
• it is not recommended to lay a foot on the leg. In addition, that this increases the risk of developing varicose veins, in this position can squeeze and vessels of the pelvic organs, and in pregnancy it is undesirable.

At pregnancy the loading on a backbone because of an increasing uterus considerably increases. An incorrect sitting position can aggravate this load, which will be manifested by pain and stagnation in the small pelvis.

Long sitting without breaks can contribute to the appearance of hemorrhoids, so it is recommended to get up from the workplace sometimes, or even better, to do an easy preventive gymnastics.

Pregnancy and work at the computer

Many future mothers, who by virtue of their professional activities have to work at the computer, are concerned about whether this harms the development of the fetus. After all, a computer woman can sit all day, being away from him in the immediate vicinity.

Experts for several decades are trying to find out whether the computer is safe for pregnant women. A lot of research was carried out, the statistics of the number of women working at the computer and the percentage of violations of fetal development and spontaneous abortions were kept. However, the connection between the computer and the possibility of miscarriage, fortunately, was not confirmed. Yes, and modern computers are much safer than those that were, for example, 20 years ago, when you had to use protective screens to protect yourself from electromagnetic radiation.

We receive this radiation to varying degrees from TV sets, microwaves, various medical devices.

Of course, it is impossible to talk about the guaranteed safety of prolonged use of a computer during pregnancy, but it is encouraging that scientific evidence has not yet been shown harmful.

The only important thing when sitting near the computer is to maintain the correct position of the back and body, and also periodically get up from the table, resting the eyes, shoulders and hands.

Accounting for pregnancy at work

If you are pregnant, you must necessarily register in a women's consultation before 12 weeks, you can before, but in no case later. It is necessary to understand that the account is needed not for medical workers, but for you and your child.

When registering, you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire for pregnant women so that the doctor can provide a picture of your pregnancy, given the state of your body.

Your leading gynecologist will fill out two more documents during registration. This is the "Individual Card for Pregnant and Childbirth" and "Exchange Card", which will be issued to you personally. The exchange card will become your main document, with which you will walk constantly, until you are sent to the hospital, where you will also need it.

You hardly need a pregnancy certificate at work. The certificate of registration will be needed after the thirtieth week of pregnancy and up to six months after the birth of the baby. It is provided to the Social Security Administration to receive state aid for the birth of a child.

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Pregnancy and contract work

Women who are hired for work under a contract of a civil nature unfortunately do not have the right to receive financial assistance from the Social Insurance Fund for temporary disability, since such pregnant women are not subject to compulsory social insurance for temporary incapacity for work and are not insured persons. Simply put, work under the agreement does not provide that your employer will pay insurance premiums for you.

Therefore, when you will be registered for the state of pregnancy in a women's consultation, require not a sick leave sheet, but a medical certificate of pregnancy. According to this certificate, you will be able to receive pregnancy benefits, but its dimensions will be the same as for non-working women, that is, minimal.

How to hide pregnancy at work?

After learning about pregnancy, think about how to approach the boss with this news. Unfortunately, far from all enterprises the appearance of a pregnant woman in a collective is considered happiness. The main thing is not a scandal, do not provoke resentment and threats, try to find out the question with a smile.

When planning an exit to the decree, inform the head in advance. You will still have to do it. Do not wait for the leadership to find out the truth: in this case, the boss will feel cheated on your part, and this negative attitude is unlikely to suit you. The experience of observing such situations shows that it is better to put all the points on the "I" in a timely manner than to aggravate the situation and demonstrate their secrecy, distrust of the authorities and the lack of responsibility for their position.

Telling the head of the news about pregnancy in time, you give him the opportunity to find a replacement for your place, while you are on sick leave or on maternity leave. Do not forget that the boss should also provide for and prepare for unforeseen situations on your part.

Regardless of what you decide to quit or go on a decree, do it beautifully and with dignity.

Labor Code and Work in Pregnancy

If you clearly know your rights, then you can easily plan your strategy of behavior on the job site. In addition, you will be able to use their rights, described in the Labor Code, and with employment. After all, a pregnant woman has the full right to get a job, because by law, until the seventh month of pregnancy, she is considered to be able-bodied. Of course, there is a high probability in this case to get a refusal from the employer: after all, there will not be much use from you, as from the employee, and problems for payments and maternity leave for the leadership will be enough.

However, according to the Labor Code, no enterprise or institution has the right to refuse to hire you because of pregnancy. You are required to work, even without the appointment of a probationary period.

The purpose of the Labor Code is to ensure, to the maximum, the protection of the rights and labor of a woman who is preparing to become a mother. Of course, not everyone likes these laws, but all are obliged to follow them. The only thing that is required of you is to actively and courageously defend your rightness and position. Do not be afraid to protect yourself and your rights, because the law is on your side.

Withdrawal from work on pregnancy can be planned as early as the thirtieth week. The doctor gynecologist in consultation will give you a certificate of incapacity for work, this paper will indicate the duration of your pregnancy and the expected date of labor. You will need to provide this document to the management at the same time as the certificate of registration.

The standard duration of leave before the onset of labor is 70 days, and in case of multiple pregnancy, 84 days. The total duration of postpartum leave (under condition of uncomplicated births) is all the same 70 days. Complicated births allow prolonging such leave to 86 days, and at the birth of twins - 110 days.

As soon as your holiday comes to an end during pregnancy, you will be able to give your superiors an application for a special leave to take care of the child, in which you have the right to stay until the baby is 3 years old. Naturally, during this whole period the enterprise or organization is obliged to keep your workplace for you and to count the continuous work experience. At any time, while on leave for care, you can decide to go to the workplace. By the way, if you interrupt your vacation and return to full-time work, you will not receive childcare benefits. If you want to keep payments, you need to go to work on condition of part-time work. This situation is usually agreed with the leadership and is allowed as an exception.

How to combine work and pregnancy?

Pregnancy and the first time after the birth of a baby, many are called "golden." Bearing the child, listening to his movements, watching the already born baby, giving him his warmth and care, you yourself become happier, and make your child happy. Think about whether to sacrifice personal happiness for the sake of work during pregnancy.

Many women experience - and what to do with career, work, what will colleagues and boss say? Your responsibility is a good character trait, but remember that the health of your unborn child is no less crucial, and perhaps your hard work will not have a very beneficial effect on the future baby.

The first years of a child's life are a very important and touching period when the baby is so important that the mother is always nearby. To run to work, leaving the child to the grandmother, the nurse, the neighbor - is it right? Yes, in our time it is difficult to make a choice between work and family. Evaluate priorities, because work is work, and children's attachment to the mother is formed just in the first years of his life.

Pregnancy and work, to be or not to be ...

No matter how difficult this choice is, it is only yours. And let the work does not interfere with the health and well-being of your baby, and pregnancy will not affect your career: believe me, and this is possible.