On the Government Portal, reader N.H. L in Quang Tri wondered about the case of a teacher applying for postpartum health recovery leave coinciding with summer vacation time.
Mr. L requested functional agencies to answer whether teachers in this case are entitled to postpartum health recovery allowance or not?
Regarding this content, Quang Tri Provincial Social Insurance said that Clause 1, Article 60 of the 2024 Law on Social Insurance stipulates:
Within 30 days from the date of end of maternity leave, if female workers have not recovered their health, they are entitled to health recovery leave. The health recovery leave period is calculated continuously, including holidays, Tet holidays and weekly holidays.
In addition, Article 11 of Circular No. 12/2025/TT-BNV dated June 30, 2025 stipulates:
In case employees are on annual leave, private leave, unpaid leave according to the provisions of labor law, full-time leave according to other specialized laws, or employees are not on leave, they are not entitled to health recovery and health recovery benefits after childbirth.
Point g, Clause 1, Article 17 of Decree No. 93/2026/ND-CP dated March 31, 2026 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Teachers clearly states: During summer vacation, teachers are entitled to full salary and allowances according to regulations.
Comparing with the above regulations, Quang Tri Provincial Social Insurance said that teachers during summer vacation are still entitled to full salary, so they are not eligible for postpartum health recovery and recovery regimes.
