Nursery Benefits and Working Hours Regulations
Nursery Benefits for Working Mothers
Nursery Obligation: Employers must provide or pay for nursery care for children of working mothers. This includes food for children while at the nursery, without reimbursement from the mother. Employers also cover transportation costs to and from the nursery.
Benefit Extension: The nursery benefit extends until the child reaches two years of age.
Multiple Employers: If a woman works for multiple companies, each employer must provide nursery benefits based on the hours worked.
Holidays and Sick Leave: Employers are not obligated to provide nursery care during periods when the worker is not working, such as holidays or sick leave.
Night Shift Workers: Women working night shifts are entitled to nursery benefits.
Right to Food: Mothers are entitled to time to feed their children.
Extension of the Right: Workers have at least one hour per day to feed children under two years, considered as working time.
Working Hours Regulations
Normal Weekly Working Hours: The standard work week is 45 hours, as per Article 22 of the Labour Code.
Workers Excluded from 45-Hour Limit: Certain workers are excluded from the 45-hour limit, including:
- Workers serving multiple employers.
- Managers, administrators, and attorneys with administrative powers.
- Employees without direct supervision.
- Employees working at home or in a freely chosen location.
- Agents and insurance brokers.
Ordinary Day for Trade Workers: Trade workers follow the same standards as general workers, with the employer having the power to extend the workday by up to two hours before Christmas, Independence Day, and other festivities. These extra hours are paid as overtime.
Ordinary Working Hours for Drivers and Auxiliary Staff in Intercity Public Transportation:
Intercity Passenger Services: Workers in intercity passenger services are subject to a maximum of 180 ordinary working hours per month. They must have an uninterrupted rest period of eight hours within each 24-hour period and a minimum break of two hours for every five continuous hours of driving. If continuous driving is less than five hours, the driver is entitled to a break of 24 minutes per hour of driving.