Fathers have the right to a leave of up to two months for raising a child up to the age of 8, if they have not used this type of leave transferred by the mother (adoptive mother).

This will be done with a guaranteed right to monetary compensation from the state social insurance (DOO), provide for changes to the Labor Code adopted by the Parliament in the first reading.

The draft law of the Council of Ministers was adopted by 179 votes "for", 21 "abstentions", no "against".

The purpose of the proposed amendments is to introduce into national legislation the requirements of European directives regarding "the balance between the professional and private lives of parents and caregivers".

In the reasons for the draft law of the Ministry of Justice, it is stated that the statutory right of fathers (adoptive parents) to paid leave for raising a child up to the age of 8 leads to a positive impact on the balanced participation of parents in the upbringing of the child in a family environment.

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The petitioners also point out that the necessary funds for the payment of compensation for the use of such leave by fathers will be at the expense of the planned costs for short-term benefits under the Law on the Budget of LLCs for the respective year.

This will not lead to an impact on the state budget, they also note.

The deputies accepted the proposals between the first and second reading of the bill to be made within three days.

Parliament rejected three other draft laws for amendments to the Labor Code - two by "Vazrazhdane" and one by GERB-SDS

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