China: Paternity Leave Policy

• Employee must be the spouse (husband) of the woman who gave birth. 

• Marriage Certificate
• Birth Certificate of the child

• The leave is generally required to be taken as a continuous period during the mother's maternity leave.
• Some province (eg. Shanghai) explicitly allow the leave to be postponed if it includes a national statutory holiday.

Fully paid by Employer

Provinces

Entitlement (Calendar Days)

Beijing (北京),

15

Hebei (河北),

15

Shanxi (山西),

15

Liaoning (辽宁),

15

Jilin (吉林),

15

Jiangsu (江苏),

15

Zhejiang (浙江),

15

Anhui (安徽),

15

Jiangxi (江西),

15

Shandong (山东),

15

Hubei (湖北),

15

Hunan (湖南),

15

Guangdong (广东),

15

Guangxi (广西),

15

Hainan (海南),

15

Chongqing (重庆),

15

Guizhou (贵州),

15

Shaanxi (陕西),

15

Qinghai (青海),

15

Ningxia (宁夏),

15

Xinjiang (新疆)

15

Henan (河南)

30

Gansu (甘肃),

30

Yunnan (云南)

30

Fujian (福建),

15

Sichuan (四川)

20

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

15

Shanghai (上海)

10

Tianjin (天津),

7

Tibet (西藏)***

7