The maternity and childbirth allowance is assigned in an automated manner for the calendar days of the leave period based on a sick leave certificate issued in electronic document form by a medical institution, after the employer enters the maternity and childbirth leave order into the “Labour and Employment” subsystem of the Centralised Electronic Information System of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The right to receive the maternity and childbirth allowance applies to persons with at least 6 months of social insurance record. The total amount of the allowance is calculated by multiplying the daily allowance amount by the number of calendar days of the maternity and childbirth leave period. The monthly maximum amount of this allowance cannot exceed 25 times the minimum monthly labour pension.
The maternity and childbirth allowance is calculated using the following formulas:
MM = TGS × OQM
where:
• MM – the amount of the temporary loss of working capacity allowance;
• TGS – the number of calendar days during the period of temporary loss of working capacity;
• OQM – the average daily earnings.
OQM = ÜQM / BTG
where:
• OQM – the average daily earnings;
• ÜQM – the total earnings of the insured person during four consecutive quarters preceding the month of temporary incapacity;
• BTG – the number of divisible calendar days during four consecutive quarters preceding the month of temporary incapacity.
BTG = ÜTG − ÇTG
where:
• BTG – the number of divisible calendar days during four consecutive quarters preceding the month of temporary incapacity;
• ÜTG – the total number of calendar days during four consecutive quarters preceding the month of temporary incapacity;
• ÇTG – the number of excluded days during this period.
To determine the number of divisible calendar days, the following periods are deducted from the total number of calendar days:
• periods of temporary incapacity for work for which a benefit was paid, as well as periods of temporary incapacity for work for which no benefit was paid due to less than 6 months of social insurance record;
• maternity and childbirth leave periods for which a benefit was paid, as well as periods for which no benefit was paid due to less than 6 months of social insurance record;
• periods of partially paid social leave.
In cases where it is not possible to carry out the assignment in an automated manner, the allowance is granted upon application by the insurer in accordance with the form specified in Annex No. 1 of the “Rules for the Assignment, Calculation and Payment of Benefits under Compulsory State Social Insurance and Benefits Paid at the Expense of the Insurer to Insured Persons with Temporary Disability”.
The new rule is applied from 1 May 2026.
Until that date, or for social insurance events that begin before this date and continue after it, the assignment, calculation, and payment of compulsory state social insurance benefits and benefits paid at the expense of the insurer to insured persons with temporary incapacity for work are carried out in accordance with the rules in force at that time.
