On April 15, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill that gives a man the right to take additional paid leave at the birth of a child.
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In this regard, the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska admitted on her official Instagram page that she was looking forward to the adoption of this bill. After all, according to the First Lady, this is the first important legislative step for the development of responsible parenthood in Ukraine.
“14 days of paid leave for men at the birth of a child – is it a lot or a little? Finally, we have reason to share our views on this. After all, today the parliament passed a bill in the second reading child. “- said in a statement by the first lady.
“For a child, it is an opportunity to feel the warmth and care of both parents from the first days of life. For a man, it is an opportunity to get to know the child better and establish special parental contact. For the mother, it is great to support. men, and for women in the question of combining work with family responsibilities. “, – said the first lady.
The first lady explained that the new law also stipulates that both parents and mothers will be able to take equal leave to care for a child under three years of age. It is worth noting that previously men could go on such a vacation, only if the child’s mother went to work.
Accordingly, in families where a woman is a self-employed person or a self-employed person, men did not have this right at all. According to Olena Zelenska, these innovations are a fulfillment in the practice of the commitments that Ukraine has undertaken by joining the international Biarritz Partnership.
“In addition, for men who have children under the age of fourteen or a child with a disability, parents raising children without a mother (particularly in the case of a long stay of the mother in a medical institution) may be set reduced working hours,” the statement said.
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Source: Ukrgate
