CALCULATION OF COMPENSATION DURING MATERNITY AND PARENTAL LEAVE

Sustav rodiljnih i roditeljskih potpora uređen je Zakonom o rodiljnim i roditeljskim potporama, koje mogu biti novčane i vremenske, a sve u svrhu zaštite materinstva te njegu novorođenog djeteta i njegovo podizanje, a pravo na nju imaju roditelji ili njima izjednačene osobe. Prava propisana Zakonom o rodiljnim i roditeljskim potporama mogu ostvariti samo osobe koje imaju važeći status osigurane osobe/osiguranika u obveznom zdravstvenom osiguranju kod Hrvatskog zavoda za zdravstveno osiguranje. Naknada za korištenje rodiljnog ili roditeljskog dopusta, bez obzira na to je li osoba zaposlena u punom ili nepunom radnom vremenu, ne može biti manja od 2.328,20 kn. Neisplativost korištenja prava na roditeljski dopust u praksi se događa zbog limitirane novčane naknade koja ne može iznositi više od 170% proračunske osnovice, što je 5.654,20 kn. Iz tog razloga mnogi roditelji ne koriste pravo koje im je zakonski omogućeno jer puno veću naknadu ostvare povratkom na posao.The system of maternity and parental benefits is regulated by the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act, which can be financial and temporary, all for the purpose of maternity protection and care of a newborn child and its upbringing, and parents or their equals have the right to it. The rights prescribed by the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act can be exercised only by persons who have a valid status of an insured person / insured person in the compulsory health insurance with the Croatian Health Insurance Institute. Compensation for the use of maternity or parental leave, regardless of whether the person is employed full-time or part-time, cannot be less than HRK 2,328.20. The unprofitability of using the right to parental leave in practice occurs due to the limited financial compensation which cannot amount to more than 170% of the budget base, which is HRK 5,654.20. For this reason, many parents do not use the right legally granted to them because they earn much higher compensation by returning to work