Legal adviser and mediator Raimonda Joskaudienė has clarified that employment benefits related to parental care are not restricted to a single employer. Instead, the entitlement to additional rest periods is contingent upon the specific working time norms established at each individual workplace. According to the Labour Code, specific provisions exist for parents caring for minors.
For instance, having one child up to 12 years old entitles the parent to either one additional rest day within a three-month period or an eight-hour reduction in working time over the same timeframe. Stricter provisions apply when caring for disabled children or multiple young children. If a parent has one child with a disability up to 18 years old, or two children up to 12 years old, they are entitled to one additional rest day per month, or a reduction of two hours in weekly working time.
The guidelines also address a specialized government program designed for families with multiple children. For those raising three or more children up to 12 years old, or two children up to 12 years old where one or both have a disability, the benefit increases to two additional rest days per month, or a two-hour reduction in weekly working time. However, an economist expressed reservations regarding the sustainability of the government program, questioning the financing structure.
Specifically, the economist noted that the expenses for supporting families with three or more children up to 12 years old, or two children up to 12 years old with disabilities, are financed through debt mechanisms.
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