Monetary compensation is provided for unused vacation time.
The press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Belarus reminded about this on Telegram.
What to do if part of your vacation remains unused
As a general rule, the employer is obliged to provide the employee with full annual leave within his working year, and the employee is obliged to use it.
In the current working year, the transfer/extension of labor leave is allowed in the following cases: temporary disability of the employee; involvement of the employee in the performance of state duties with the right to release from work; the onset of maternity leave; coincidence of labor leave with leave in connection with obtaining an education (if leave in connection with obtaining an education was issued before the labor leave or during the labor leave after receiving a call from the educational institution); failure to pay wages for the period of leave on time; with the consent of the parties and in other cases stipulated by law/collective agreement.
Part of the labor leave may be carried over to the next working year in the event of an employee being recalled from leave and in exceptional cases due to production needs.
In this case, the employer is obliged to provide the employee with labor leave until the end of the current working year, and the employee must use at least 14 calendar days of leave.
Monetary compensation may replace a portion of the vacation (basic and additional) exceeding 21 calendar days, by agreement between the employer and the employee.
Also, monetary compensation for vacation is paid upon recall from vacation, provided that at least 14 calendar days have been used in the current working year, and upon dismissal.
The following cannot be replaced by monetary compensation: leave granted in advance; leave granted to minors, disabled persons, pregnant women; leave for work in radioactive contamination zones; additional leave for the special nature of the work and for work in harmful/hazardous working conditions.
It is prohibited to refuse to provide leave/recall from leave in relation to minor workers and workers who have the right to additional leave for the special nature of their work and for work in harmful/hazardous working conditions.
