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Pregnancy should be reported to HAW Kiel so that protective measures can be taken at the workplace and absence from the workplace during the maternity protection period can be planned. This requires contacting the relevant HR department.
The decision as to when and whether to report the pregnancy or inform the team is nevertheless made on a voluntary basis.
Once the pregnancy has been announced, HAW Kiel will also report the pregnancy to the responsible supervisory authority to the responsible supervisory authority.

Up to 10 working days for acute care situations , no notice period, but obligation to notify the HR department of prevention and expected duration; care support allowance as wage replacement benefit
Care leave for up to 6 months (full or partial leave of absence), 10 days' notice to the HR department, interest-free loan
Care leave for up to 3 months for support in the last phase of life, 10 days' notice to the HR department, interest-free loan
Family care leave for up to 24 months, 8 weeks' notice to the HR department, interest-free loan
Caring for close relatives who are minors and in need of care
All information is available from the HR department (internal area)
External information on the wege-zur-pflege website
BMFSFJ brochure: Better reconciliation of family, care and work

The Caregiver Leave Act and Family Caregiver Leave Act do not apply to civil servants in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, but the regulations have been partially adopted for this area.
Information on this can be obtained from the Human Resources Department
external information: Care work for civil servants:
- §62 State Civil Servants Act
- §62a State Civil Servants Act

Employees have the option of taking time off to care for sick children.
- for children with statutory health insurance: unpaid leave with entitlement to sick pay (application to the respective health insurance fund); regulations and maximum number of days for the year 2025 ;
- for privately insured children: paid leave for a maximum of 4 days per year in accordance with Section 29 (1) TV-L; possibility of extending unpaid leave in exceptional cases by agreement with the HR department
- All information on this can be found in the university-wide materials under Service from A - Z of the Human Resources Department (internal area)
For civil servants, the conditions according to § 13 SUVO apply, but the regulations for the extension for child sick days for 2025 have been adopted in the civil service sector in Schleswig-Holstein:
- max. 15 days/year/parent
- max. 30 days/year for single parents
- max. 35 days/year/parent with several children
- max. 70 days/year for single parents with several children
- The contact point is the personnel department.

Time off work (internal area)

Special leave for employees (internal area)