The corresponding right may arise by analogy with the current Russian legislation.

This was reported to journalists by Irina Kostevich, chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Issues of the State Duma, according to BELTA correspondent.

How it works in Russia

In Russia, there is a norm according to which a working parent of a child with a disability who has not used additional weekends on a monthly basis may sum them up and receive an additional leave of up to 24 days to address issues regarding the health of their disabled child, sanatorium-curative treatment, and rehabilitation.

At what stage is the bill in Belarus

According to Irina Kostevich, the Belarusian government has already prepared a draft of amendments to the Labor Code. The document is currently being worked on. The deputies intend to thoroughly study more than three years of practice of applying this norm in the Russian Federation in order to take into account possible pitfalls when adapting the law in Belarus.

The parliamentarian also emphasized the importance of ensuring equal rights for people with disabilities throughout the territory of the Union State.