The Committee on Social Policy and Labour 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
29 July 2014, 11:08

The bill (Reg. No. 4269a) suggests establishing an annual additional 10-calendar day paid vacation for employed parents for taking care of persons disabled from childhood of group I, subgroup A, and an unpaid vacation for a term, determined in a medical conclusion, until a 6-year old or an older disabled child of subgroup A reaches 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 Vacations".

In the Law "On State Support for Families with Children", the document suggests regulating the issue of continuing child benefit payments until a child reaches the age of three.

According to the Committee members, adoption of the bill will allow improve social protection of families with disabled children of subgroup A and persons disabled from childhood of group I, subgroup A.