Working mothers are given additional breaks to feed a child under the age of one and a half years – the Ministry of Labor

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection recalled the guarantee provided for working women with children under one and a half years. This sb.by reported in the press service of the Ministry.

According to article 267 of the Labor Code, women with children under one and a half years of age are provided, in addition to the main lunch time, additional breaks for feeding the child.

- Such breaks are provided at least after 3 hours lasting at least 30 minutes each, the ministry said. In the presence of two or more children under the age of one and a half years, the duration of the break is set at least one hour.

At the request of a woman, breaks for feeding the child can be attached to the lunch break or in the aggregate form transferred both to the beginning and to the end of the working day (work shift) with its corresponding reduction.

The Ministry of Labor added that breaks for feeding a child are included in working hours and are paid for average earnings.

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