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Decree-Law No. 18/2017 establishing the Legal Regime of Protection in Maternity, Paternity and Adoption under the Contributory Social Security Regime.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, I Série, No. 20.
Subject
General
Keyword
Gender Public health Subsidy/incentive Access right Equity Social protection
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on 1 June 2017.
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 33 articles divided into eight Chapters, establishes the Legal Regime of Protection in Maternity, Paternity and Adoption under the Contributory Social Security Regime. It defines and regulates social protection in situations of pregnancy, maternity, paternity and adoption, concretized in the attribution of cash benefits, and covering the situations concerning health and safety at work of pregnant beneficiaries, including lactating mothers. In addition, it regulates situations of incapacity or unavailability for the exercise of professional activity due to maternity, paternity and adoption, regulating the scope, characterization of subsidies and registration of equivalence remuneration, the conditions for granting subsidies, the start and duration of subsidies, the cumulation and coordination of benefits, processing and administration.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.mj.gov.tl

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 12/2016 creating the Social Security Contribution Regime.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2016

Keyword: Social protection, Basic legislation, Public health, Subsidy/incentive, Access right, Equity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX