Maternity Leave
Maternity Leave [E.O. no. 3, Office of the President, UP, July 13, 1989; Art. 235;
Amended at 685th BOR meeting, April 14, 1961 and 828th BOR meeting, Dec. 21, 1972;
Amended at 891st BOR meeting, Aug. 25, 1977; CSC Resolution no. 021420, Oct. 22, 2002
Every woman in the government service who has rendered an aggregate of two (2) or more years of service, shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leave granted to her, be entitled to maternity leave of sixty (60) calendar days with full pay.
Maternity leave of those who have rendered one (1) year or more but less than two (2) years of service shall be computed in proportion to their length of service, provided that those who have served for more than a year shall be entitled to sixty (60) days maternity leave with half pay.
It is understood that enjoyment of maternity leave cannot be deferred but should be enjoyed within the actual period of delivery in a continuous and uninterrupted manner not exceeding 60 calendar days.
Every woman, married or unmarried, may be granted maternity leave more than once a year. Maternity leave shall be granted to female employees in every instance of pregnancy irrespective of its frequency.
Maternity leave shall also be enjoyed by the adoptive parents if the adoptee is below
seven (7) years of age as of the date the child is placed with the adoptive parents
through the Pre-adoptive Placement Authority issued by the Department of Social
Welfare and Development. R.A. 8552 An Act Establishing the Rules and Policies on the
Domestic Adoption of Filipino Children and for Other Purposes provides that the
adoptive parents shall, with respect to the adopted child, enjoy all the benefits to which
biological parents are entitled.
In addition, under UP guidelines, faculty members shall be entitled to maternity leave of six (6) months, two (2) months before and four (4) months after delivery; Provided, That:
- 1) such leave shall be paid subject to the provisions of the Maternity Leave Law (i.e., 60
days with pay);
- 2) if the health of the mother or of the child requires it, as evidenced by a medical
certificate, such leave may be extended by the Chancellor;
- 3) if the health of the mother or of the child so warrants, as evidenced by a medical
certificate, and her services are urgently needed, the Chancellor may reduce the
leave after delivery from four (4) to two (2) months;
- 4) in special cases the Chancellor may waive the provisions of the two (2) preceding
clauses if the health of the mother and her child so warrants as evidenced by a medical certificate, but in no case shall the period of leave be less than 30 days before and 30 days after delivery.
The President and/or the Chancellor is/are authorized to waive the University rules on maternity leave in individual cases.
Source: Faculty Manual , 2003. pp.67-68