Belarus proposes time off for pregnant women to attend mandatory medical examinations

A member of parliament plans to seek an amendment to the Labour Code.

Belarusian MP Anzhelika Kurchak has proposed exempting pregnant women from work to attend mandatory medical examinations. She plans to initiate an amendment to the Labour Code.

Source: Pravo.by

A Belarusian parliament member speaking at a meeting or on a television set. — A Belarusian MP has proposed time off work for pregnant women’s medical examinations. Illustrative photo. Photo: Saeed Ghezelbash / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Belarusian MP Anzhelika Kurchak has proposed allowing pregnant women to take time off work for mandatory medical examinations. She announced the initiative on the RTR-Belarus television channel.

Kurchak said the idea followed a request raised at a meeting with constituents. A man told her that his pregnant wife was not being allowed to leave work for medical examinations.

Belarusian labour law currently has no provision for time off to attend mandatory examinations. Kurchak said she had discussed the issue with parliamentary committees and the Ministry of Health.