Komparace peněžité pomoci v mateřství v Polské a České republice.

The main topic of the paper is a comparison of maternity benefits in the Czech Republic and Poland. The first part is dedicated to the definition and description of maternity leave and its grounding in the social security systems of both countries, based on the current legislation in both countries. Next, the maternity benefits in the Czech Republic and Poland are presented in tables which yields interesting results for the observed period. The third part represents the core of the paper – comparison of the maternity benefits in the Czech Republic and Poland. The expenditures in both countries in the observed period 2010-2019, including their proportion to the total social security expeditures, as well as birth rates in the said time period, are graphically presented in this part. In the final part, the obtained data are evaluated and the results of the comparison are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]