Most of the benefits and guarantees in the field of labor and tax legislation provided to mothers in connection with the birth and upbringing of children also apply to fathers.
The press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Belarus reminded about this on Telegram.
What support does the state provide to fathers?
Firstly, fathers, like mothers, can take parental leave to care for a child under three years of age.
Since 2020, fathers have been granted short-term leave when a child is born.
When raising a minor disabled child in a family, fathers, like mothers, can choose to take work leave in the summer.
If a family has two children under the age of 16, either the mother or the father is given one additional day off per month.
One of the parents with many children or parents raising a disabled child is granted an additional day off per week.
Since January 1 of this year, this rule has become more flexible. There is now a choice - to take a day off or to shorten the working day by an hour (while maintaining wages).
