
[Introduction]: according to the relevant policies of Shanghai, if you apply for breastfeeding leave and the employer approves it, you can ask for breastfeeding leave until the baby is one year old. The salary and treatment during breastfeeding leave shall be decided by both parties through negotiation.
Breastfeeding leave regulations:
If a female employee has practical difficulties after the expiration of her maternity leave, she can take nursing leave until the baby is one year old after her application and the approval of the employer. The salary and treatment during breastfeeding leave shall be decided by both parties through negotiation.
Article 21 of Shanghai breastfeeding promotion regulations stipulates:
For female workers nursing babies under one year old, the employer shall arrange one hour nursing time for them within the working time every day; If female workers give birth to multiple births, one hour nursing time will be added every day for each extra baby. The employer shall regard the breastfeeding time of female employees as normal working time and pay the wages during normal working hours.
If a female employee has practical difficulties after the expiration of her maternity leave, she can take nursing leave until the baby is one year old after her application and the approval of the employer. The salary and treatment during breastfeeding leave shall be decided by both parties through negotiation.
Recommended reading: The full text of Shanghai breastfeeding promotion regulations will come into force on March 1, 202020.