The Committee on Social Policy, Employment and Pension Provision recommends that the Verkhovna Rada adopt as a basis the draft law on amendments to several legislative acts of Ukraine (re improving separate provisions of social policy)

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
26 December 2014, 15:19

The bill (Reg. No. 1539) suggests establishing 10-day annual additional paid vacation for taking care of a disabled person since childhood of I group, subgroup A; and unpaid vacation for a period determined in a medical report but not longer than a six (or more) year old child with disabilities of subgroup A achieves the age of eighteen.

Respective amendments are to be made to articles 83 and 182-1 of the Labour Code of Ukraine and articles 4, 5 and 19 of the Law "On Vacation".  

The Committee members upheld the bill, adoption of which will allow improve social protection of families with children with disabilities of subgroup A and disabled person since childhood of I group, subgroup A.