Moldovan government establishes new measures for ensuring fair participation of parents in taking care of children

Chisinau, 6 July /MOLDPRES/ - The fair participation of parents in the process of bringing up and taking care of the child will be facilitated and the number of beneficiaries of allowances for paternal leave might be higher. In this respect, the cabinet gave a positive notification to a legislative initiative on the amendment of the Labour Code and the law on the allowances for temporary incapacity for work and other payments of social insurances, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.      

Thus, the term when the paternal leave can be asked is to be extended from 56 days to 12 months and the leave for taking care of the child till the age of 3 years, partially paid, will be able to be used by both parents, in fractions with duration of at least 4 months.  

Also, the draft sees amendments in terms of temporary incapacity for work and other payments of social insurances. Thus, a new option will be included for the reception of the child-care allowance and namely – its providing at a level of 90 per cent of the calculation basis for each child, till the latter reaches the age of 1 year and 2 months. Another amendment envisages the providing of the paternal allowance.    

Also, labour formulas will be introduced, which stipulate a higher flexibility in the duration of the working schedule, alternation of the working days and the days off.   

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