Average earnings (income)
Average earnings (income) - at the place of employment for the last 12 calendar months preceding the month in which maternity and paternity leave begins, taking into account conditions established by federal laws and other normative legal acts of the Russian Federation on compulsory social insurance, - for women subject to compulsory social insurance, as well as for women among the civilian personnel of military formations of the Russian Federation stationed on the territories of foreign states in cases provided for by international agreements of the Russian Federation1.
Federal Law No. 207-FZ dated December 5, 2006, "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Respect of State Support for Citizens with Children" dated December 5, 2006, as amended on December 5, 2006, Article 1, subpara. a#5 // RSZ RF. 2006. No. 50. Art. 5285. ↩