How to undergo medical examination during working hours and maintain average earnings? Who is the employer required to establish part-time work? Is the employee required to perform duties of a temporarily absent colleague without a written order? These and other questions were the main ones during the trade union legal reception that was held today in Gorky No. 1 and the district newspaper "Goretsky Vester" labor inspector of the Mogilev Regional Trade Union Organization "BELPROFMASH" Polina Teterova

One of the frequent causes of labor disputes is not the lack of right, but informal agreements.

– To undergo medical examination, the employee should write to the employer, agree on dates for visiting the clinic, and clarify which supporting documents need to be provided," explained Polina Yuryevna.

The procedure for medical examination and confirmation of the visit may be established by local documents of the organization. Therefore, it is important to find out in advance whether such a procedure was established in the collective agreement or other local legal acts. If the examination takes place in several stages, the dates should also be discussed in advance. This will help avoid misunderstandings and ensure proper documentation.

At the reception, the situation was also discussed where the employee had already completed the examination but did not officially formalize the days. As the labor inspector noted, the certificate itself does not replace the preliminary request to the employer and the corresponding formalization.

Another question concerned the performance of duties of a temporarily absent colleague. According to labor legislation (Art. 67 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus), an employee cannot simply be put in the position of having to work. Additional work must be formalized by an order, and its terms and the amount of overtime pay are determined in advance. During the consultation, the inspector drew