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Marriage Leave
Marriage leave is granted to those who make marriage registration in accordance with the relevant
provisions of law. Generally, employees can get three days paid marriage leave at the national level.
This leave is not mandatory for FIEs, but most FIEs tend to provide it to employees as a bonus
Marriage Leave(in days)
Province
Basic Mar-
riage Leave
Late Marriage
Leave
Newly- added
Marriage Leave
Province
Basic Mar-
riage Leave
Late Marriage
Leave
Newly- added
Marriage Leave
Shanghai
3
+7
+7
Chongqing
5
+10
+10
Guangdong
3
+10
N/A
Gansu
3
+27
+27
Zhejiang
3
+12
N/A
Henan
3
+18
N/A
Tianjin
3
+7
N/A
Guizhou
3
+10
+10
Hubei
3
+15
N/A
Hebei
3
+1
5
+15
Sichuan
3
+20
N/A
Heilongjiang
3
+15
+12*
Shandong
3
+14
N/A
Hunan
3
+12
N/A
Fujian
3
+12
12
Jilin
3
+12
+12
Shanxi
3
+27
27
Jiangsu
3
+10
+10
Ningxia
3
+15
N/A
Liaoning
3
+7
+7
Guangx
i
3
+12
N/A
Inner Mongolia
3
+15
+15
Jiangxi
3
+15
N/A
Qinghai
3
+15
+12
Anhu
i
3
+20
N/A
Shaanxi
3
+20
N/A
Beijing
3
+7
+7
Xinjiang
3
+20
N/A
Yunnan
3
+15
+15
Hainan
3
+10
+10
Tibet
3
+7
N/A
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Note: Provinces above have already made changes in accordance with China’s new family planning regulations, while those not highlight are still undergoing change (as of
May 17, 2016).
*In Heilongjiang, 10 more days additional marriage leave is granted to those who take pre-marital checkups, which involves being checked for any health conditions that will
affect childbirth.