As an employer, you assume the following costs for the period of maternity leave of your employees:

Allowance for maternity pay:

• You pay the difference between EUR 13.00 and the average calendar day's pay, reduced by statutory deductions, for the last 3 billed calendar months prior to the start of the protection period before the birth.
• You pay the maternity allowance to an employee whose employment relationship begins during the protection period before or after childbirth from the start of the employment relationship. The amount is based on the contractually agreed salary.

Payment of maternity protection pay: You will also pay maternity protection pay to an employee who is not allowed to work part-time or at all outside the protection period due to the employment ban. She receives the average pay for the last 3 billed calendar months before the start of the pregnancy.

You can apply to the statutory health insurance funds for full reimbursement of your expenses for

• Employer contributions to maternity pay,
• the remuneration paid as maternity protection pay in the event of a ban on employment,
• the contributions to statutory health, pension and unemployment insurance payable by you.