Act establishing a Social Insurance System, Act No. 87-01 (Ley núm. 87-01 que crea el Sistema Dominicano de Seguridad Social), Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Social, Serie Reglamentos y Normas núm. 5, 165 págs, as amended up to 9 August 2007 by Act No. 188-07.
Remarks: The Labour Code applies to all workers except for those in the public service, the army or the police. It covers employees of public undertakings or companies and official bodies of an industrial, commercial, financial or transport nature. 3rd principle Labour laws are territorial in nature and apply without distinction to Dominicans and foreigners, except the exceptions allowed by international conventions. 4th Principle Labour contracts in the domestic work sector, agricultural work, home work, transport, commerce and handicapped workers are subject to special rules for each category set forth in this Code. They are not governed by this Code, unless otherwise expressly provided: 1. Self employment 2. Commission agents and brokers; 3. Trade representatives; 4. Lessees and share-cropper of the owners. Art.4, 5
Name of Act
Act on Social Insurance, Act No. 1896, dated 30 December 1948 (Gaceta Oficial, No. 6883 of 14 January 1949, p. 1), as amended up to 9 May 2001 by Act No. 87-01.
The maternity protection provided for in the Labour Code covers all women working in the private sector. Civil servants are governed by their own statutes .
Labour Code Principle III
Duration
Compulsory leave
Every female worker is entitled to enjoy 12 weeks of maternity leave(including at least six weeks after confinement).
Labour Code Art.236
General total duration
The general total duration of maternity leave is 12 weeks (six weeks each before and after confinement).
Labour Code Art.236, 237
Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: 12 weeks (six weeks each before and after confinement)
2004: Twelve weeks
1998: Twelve weeks
1994: Twelve weeks
Leave in case of illness or complications
In the event of inability to return to work owing to illness caused by the pregnancy or confinement, the woman worker shall be entitled to a period of unpaid leave for as long as is necessary for her recuperation.
Labour Code Art.241-242
RELATED TYPES OF LEAVE
Paternity leave
Scope
The employer is obliged to grant the employee two days of leave with pay to enjoy the event delivery of the wife or partner in the company duly registered.
Labour Code Art.54
Length
The worker is entitled to two days of leave.
Labour Code Art.54
CASH BENEFITS
Maternity leave benefits
Scope
The social security scheme covers workers between the ages of 14 and 60, including domestic workers, temporary workers, casual workers, home workers, apprentices, and persons who are paid in kind; exceptions are civil servants, workers whose income exceeds a certain amount and family workers. Self-employed workers and those who are not insured can be covered on a voluntary basis.
Act on Social Insurance Art.2,4 and 8
Qualifying conditions
It is necessary for the woman to have paid contributions for 32 weeks within the twelve months prior to her confinement. The worker may not undertake any paid work during her leave.
Act establishing a Social Insurance System Art.132
Duration
12 weeks.
Labour Code Art.236, 237 and 239 Act on Social Insurance Art.50
Amount
100 per cent of the worker’s salary (the sum is equivalent to the salary for three months)
Labour Code Art.239 Act on Social Insurance Art.50
Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: 100 per cent of the worker's salary (the sum is equivalent to the salary for three months)
2004: One hundred percent
1998: One hundred percent
1994: One hundred percent
Financing of benefits
50 per cent by the employer and the remaining 50 per cent by the Dominican Social Security Institute. If the worker is not covered by social insurance legislation, the employer shall pay 100 per cent of the benefit.
Labour Code Art.239 Act on Social Insurance Art.50
Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: 50 per cent by the employer and the remaining 50 per cent by the Dominican Social Security Institute. If the worker is not covered by social insurance legislation, the employer shall pay 100 per cent of the benefit.
2004: Fifty percent social security, fifty percent employer
1998: Fifty percent social security, fifty percent employer
1994: Fifty percent social security, fifty percent employer
Paternity leave benefits
Scope
The employer is obliged to grant the employee two days of leave with pay to enjoy the event delivery of the wife or partner in the company duly registered.
Labour Code Art.54
Duration
2 days of paid leave.
Labour Code Art.54
Amount
The worker is entitle to receive his normal salary during such leave.
Labour Code Art.54
Financing of benefits
The employer.
Labour Code Art.54
MEDICAL BENEFITS
Pre-natal, childbirth and post-natal care
Insured women workers shall be entitled during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period, to medical and hospital care and pharmaceutical supplies .
Act on Social Insurance Art.50
Financing of benefits
Social Security Institute
Act on Social Insurance Art.50
BREASTFEEDING
Right to nursing breaks or daily reduction of hours of work
During the period of breastfeeding the woman worker shall be entitled in the workplace to three remunerated rest periods a day, of not less than 20 minutes each, for the purpose of breastfeeding her child . This period shall not exceed 12 months .
Labour Code Art.240 Decree regulating the application of the Labour Code Art.51
HEALTH PROTECTION
Dangerous or unhealthy work
General
During her pregnancy, no woman worker shall be required to carry out work which requires physical exertion incompatible with her condition.
Labour Code Art.234
Risk assessment
» Transfer to another post
Where, as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, the work performed by a woman is harmful to her health or that of her child, and a medical practitioner certifies this fact, the employer must provide a change of work.
Labour Code Art.235
» Paid/unpaid leave
Where a change of work is impossible, the woman shall be entitled to Unpaid leave, without prejudice to her maternity leave.
Labour Code Art.235
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Anti-discrimination measures
Women have the same rights and obligations as men in respect of labour legislation.
Labour Code Art.231
Protection from discriminatory dismissal
No woman may be dismissed from her employment on account of pregnancy. Any dismissal for pregnancy shall be null and void. Any dismissal of a pregnant woman or within six months of childbirth must first be submitted for approval to the competent authority in order to determine whether dismissal is as a result of pregnancy or childbirth. An employer who dismisses a woman worker without observing the above-described procedure must pay that worker, in addition to the benefits due to her, compensation equivalent to five months’ ordinary salary.
Labour Code Art.233
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