Labor Code Chapter 19: Specific Features of Labor Regulation for Women and Workers that Have Family Responsibilities

Art. 262 prohibits employing women in “hard” work and work with harmful or hazardous conditions (see Resolution of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus No. 35 dated 12 June 2014 for a full list). Art. 263 prohibits engaging pregnant women in overtime work, work on holidays and weekends, work at night, and sending pregnant women on business trips; women with children under the age of 14 (and disabled children under the age of 18) can be engaged in such work with the worker’s written consent. Under certain conditions, pregnant women and women with children under the age of one and a half years are transferred to an “easier” position while maintaining the average earnings of her previous job under Art. 264. Under Art. 265, upon the application of a parent or stepparent raising a disabled child or two children under the age of 16, an additional paid day off is granted per week or month depending on the age of the child. Under Art. 267, women with children under the age of one and a half years are entitled to additional breaks to feed the child. It is prohibited to refuse to enter into an employment contract with a worker or reduce his or her wages for reasons related to pregnancy or the existence of children under Art. 268.