Support for Mothers Working in Micro-Entrepreneurship: New Project Introduced

The National Assembly presented a new project today that changes the procedure for granting maternity benefits. According to the rationale provided, the need has arisen to address the maternity benefits for non-working individuals and childcare benefits for children under the age of two, especially with the introduction of the micro-entrepreneurship system.

Taking into account the differences in income tax calculations for employees involved in micro-entrepreneurship and other employers, it is proposed that the temporary incapacity benefit and maternity benefit be calculated based on the average monthly salary for each month of the period during which the employee is involved in micro-entrepreneurship. It is suggested that the income paid by the respective employer to the employee be considered as 50% of the minimum monthly salary established as of the day the temporary incapacity arises.

The transitional provisions of the project aim to regulate issues that have arisen since the transition period starting from January 1, 2020.