Vacation leaves for pregnant women and employees with children

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 13 September 2023 at 10:56 Chapter: News

Do you plan to or already have working relations with pregnant women and employees who raise children under 14 years of age? Find out in which cases they cannot be denied employment, what vacation leaves and benefits you should provide them, and about other important nuances.

Let's imagine that pregnant woman, mother of children under 3 years old, single mother of a child under 14 years old or child with disabilities responded to your vacancies, as well as a person raising a child under 14 years old without a mother. None of these cases can serve as a refusal to accept to work. Have other good reasons? Justify them in writing form and remember that your decision can be challenged in court.

For these same reasons, it is forbidden to reduce salaries of employees.

If employee is pregnant or has children under 3 years old and cannot perform duties, you must transfer her to easier and safer job, reduce the production rate while maintaining the average salary.

You are also prohibited from requiring such employee to work at nights (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.), overtime, weekends or travel on business trips. If woman has slightly older children from 3 to 14 years old, or cares for a child with disability, she can work overtime or go on business trip if she wishes. The same requirements apply to employees who raise minor children without a mother.

Vacation leaves granted to pregnant women and employees with children:

- paid leave in connection with pregnancy and childbirth;

- one-time paid vacation leave upon the birth of a child;

- child care leave;

- vacation leave for employees who have adopted a child (children);

- additional vacation leave for employees who have children or adult child with disability since childhood of subgroup A of Group I.