Overview
- Boris Chernyshov, a State Duma vice speaker from LDPR, asked Labour Minister Anton Kotyakov to back a Labor Code amendment granting working fathers, adoptive parents and guardians five paid days off each year.
- The suggested entitlement would cover children up to 14 years old, or up to 18 for children with disabilities, and could be used for doctor visits and school or extracurricular events.
- The appeal marks an initial step and no official response or implementation timeline has been reported.
- In a separate initiative, a cross-party group of deputies said they will submit a bill to give fathers of newborns a one-time paid leave of up to seven days.
- The birth-related leave could be taken within a year of the child’s arrival and would not be payable if unused, addressing a gap where current law generally provides up to five unpaid days for the birth of a child.