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How are the working hours of pregnant women determined in part-time employment?
How are the working hours of pregnant women determined in part-time employment?
If the terms of an employment contract allow, an employee may engage in additional employment after completing working hours at the primary workplace, both at the main workplace and at other workplaces under a secondary employment contract. In such cases, the workplace under the secondary employment contract is considered the employee’s additional workplace. But can pregnant women work at an additional workplace? What conditions are required for this?
The questions are answered by expert Kamala Yusifova.
According to labor legislation, the normal daily working time cannot exceed 8 hours. Accordingly, the normal weekly working time cannot exceed 40 hours. The duration of secondary employment is determined by agreement of the parties and may not exceed half of the established norm.
According to Article 58 of the Labor Code, an employee does not need permission from the main employer to work at an additional workplace after regular working hours. Working at an additional workplace during working hours is allowed only with the employer’s consent. The working conditions and scope of duties in secondary employment are determined by the parties when signing the employment contract with the additional employer.
If the employee works under harmful, dangerous, or health-threatening conditions at the primary workplace, secondary employment under similar conditions is not permitted.
In cases directly предусмотренные by legislation, certain officials of state bodies are not entitled to work under secondary employment contracts.
According to Part 2 of Article 91 of the Labor Code, reduced working hours may not exceed:
24 hours per week for employees under 16 years old;
36 hours per week for employees aged 16–18, persons with 61–100% disability, pregnant women, women with children under 18 months old, and single parents raising a child under 3 years old.
For pregnant women, working hours at the primary workplace may not exceed 36 hours per week. Article 58 of the Labor Code does not provide separate restrictions regarding secondary employment for pregnant women. The same article also states that the duration of secondary employment is determined by agreement of the parties and may not exceed half of the established norm.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the working hours of pregnant women in secondary employment may not exceed 20 hours per week and 4 hours per day.
Example: A female employee is pregnant and works as an accountant under secondary employment at company X. In this case, her weekly working hours in secondary employment may not exceed 20 hours.
If the terms of an employment contract allow, an employee may engage in additional employment after completing working hours at the primary workplace, both at the main workplace and at other workplaces under a secondary employment contract. In such cases, the workplace under the secondary employment contract is considered the employee’s additional workplace. But can pregnant women work at an additional workplace? What conditions are required for this?
The questions are answered by expert Kamala Yusifova.
According to labor legislation, the normal daily working time cannot exceed 8 hours. Accordingly, the normal weekly working time cannot exceed 40 hours. The duration of secondary employment is determined by agreement of the parties and may not exceed half of the established norm.
According to Article 58 of the Labor Code, an employee does not need permission from the main employer to work at an additional workplace after regular working hours. Working at an additional workplace during working hours is allowed only with the employer’s consent. The working conditions and scope of duties in secondary employment are determined by the parties when signing the employment contract with the additional employer.
If the employee works under harmful, dangerous, or health-threatening conditions at the primary workplace, secondary employment under similar conditions is not permitted.
In cases directly предусмотренные by legislation, certain officials of state bodies are not entitled to work under secondary employment contracts.
According to Part 2 of Article 91 of the Labor Code, reduced working hours may not exceed:
24 hours per week for employees under 16 years old;
36 hours per week for employees aged 16–18, persons with 61–100% disability, pregnant women, women with children under 18 months old, and single parents raising a child under 3 years old.
For pregnant women, working hours at the primary workplace may not exceed 36 hours per week. Article 58 of the Labor Code does not provide separate restrictions regarding secondary employment for pregnant women. The same article also states that the duration of secondary employment is determined by agreement of the parties and may not exceed half of the established norm.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the working hours of pregnant women in secondary employment may not exceed 20 hours per week and 4 hours per day.
Example: A female employee is pregnant and works as an accountant under secondary employment at company X. In this case, her weekly working hours in secondary employment may not exceed 20 hours.