China: Other Family Leaves Polices

Granted to both parents (mother and father) who have a child under 3 years old, except for Zhejiang is 4 years old

• Birth Certificate
• Marriage Certificate

• Can be used until the child reaches 3 years old
• Period may be calculated based on the child's birthday or the calendar year, depending on the province (e.g., Beijing uses the child's birthday; Anhui uses the natural year)
• Can be taken in multiple periods within the year

• Offers at provincial level only
• Childcare leave is a fixed annual amount for childcare, it is not applicable to birth difficulty or multiple births
• Number of days do not increase for multiple children under the age limit (e.g., twins or two toddlers do not double the annual leave).

Fully paid by Employer

Provinces

Yearly Entitlement Per Parent (Working days)

Jiangxi (江西)
Henan (河南)
Hubei (湖北)
Hunan (湖南)
Sichuan (四川)
Chongqing (重庆)
Guizhou (贵州)
Yunnan (云南)
Ningxia (宁夏)
Heilongjiang (黑龙江)
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
Anhui (安徽)
Jiangsu (江苏)
Guangxi (广西)
Fujian (福建)
Shandong (山东)
Hebei (河北)
Liaoning (辽宁)
Zhejiang (浙江)

10

Shaanxi (陕西)

30

Gansu (甘肃)
Shanxi (山西)
Qinghai (青海)

15 

Guangdong (广东)
Hainan (海南)

10

Beijing (北京)
Shanghai (上海)
Tianjin (天津)

5

Tibet (西藏)
Xinjiang (新疆)

The childcare leave policies are generally less formalized or explicitly documented

• Originally intended for only children, but many provinces extend a shorter leave to non-only children.
• Parent being cared for must be 60 years or above
• The parent must be ill and/or hospitalized

• Parent's ID/Hukou (to verify age and relationship)
• Medical Certificate (Hospital Discharge Summary or Admission/Diagnosis Certificate) proving the parent's illness or hospitalization.

• Offers at provincial level only
• Many provinces grant the maximum leave only if the parent is hospitalized; a smaller amount is given for general care. 
• Inclusion of non-only children is considered an extension for a "special situation."

• Must be used annually and is typically calculated based on the Calendar Year (January 1st to December 31st).
• Can be taken in installments but unused days generally do not carry over to the next year.

Anhui (安徽)

20

7

Working Days

Heilongjiang (黑龙江)

20

10

Calendar Days

Henan (河南)

20

-

Calendar Days

Tianjin (天津)

20

10

Calendar Days

Gansu (甘肃), Shaanxi (陕西)

15

-

Calendar Days

Guangxi (广西) Hainan (海南)

15

-

Calendar Days

Hubei (湖北) 

Sichuan (四川)

15

7

Calendar Days

Guangdong (广东)

15

-

Working Days 

Beijing (北京)

10

-

Working Days 

Fujian (福建)

10

-

Working Days

Zhejiang (浙江)

5

-

Working Days

Shanghai (上海)

7

5

Working Days