The lawyer recalled the right of young mothers to transfer to a part-time job

Pregnant women, parents of children under the age of 14, and caregivers of sick relatives have the legal right to transfer to part-time work. This was stated on July 3 by a lawyer, a member of the Union of Lawyers and Bloggers at the Moscow State Law Institute. Kutafina and the Association of Lawyers of the Russian Federation Evgeny Baldin.

"According to Article 93 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, an employer is obliged to establish part-time work at the request of a pregnant woman, one of the parents (guardian, trustee) with a child under the age of 14 (a disabled child under the age of 18), a person caring for a sick family member in accordance with a medical opinion," — Baldina reported.

The specialist stressed that the same right is reserved for women who are on parental leave.

"A woman can also work part—time while on parental leave until she reaches the age of three," the lawyer added.

According to Baldina, in these cases, the establishment of a shortened schedule is not the right, but the duty of the employer, if there is a corresponding application from the employee. When caring for a sick family member, a medical certificate is a prerequisite.

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