Russian women with children may be allowed to go to remote work

Russian women with children are proposed to be allowed to go to work remotely. Izvestia has learned that a bill with such support measures will be submitted to the State Duma on November 21 by Alexander Aksenenko, deputy chairman of the Committee on Construction and Housing and Utilities, and Sergei Mironov, leader of the Just Russia - For Truth faction.

"In March 2024, the Accounts Chamber published a report on the effectiveness of measures of state support for women in Russia, in which the auditors recommended changes to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, in particular, to oblige employers to transfer to remote or flexible mode female employees with family responsibilities," reads the document, which is available at the disposal of "Izvestiya".

In addition, it notes that the Russian Ministry of Labor called on employers, taking into account the difficulties that may be experienced by a pregnant woman, with understanding to the problem of organizing work for such employees. Such a statement was made by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection at the SPIEF in June 2024, the authors specify.

"At the same time, according to current legislation, the employer is not obliged at the will of an employee in maternity leave or a mother raising a child, or another person raising a child (children), to formalize remote work," the document emphasizes.

In this regard, the authors of the bill propose to oblige employers to transfer a number of categories of employees to remote mode upon written request.

"In our opinion, such a right should be enjoyed by pregnant women, mothers with a child under the age of three years, single mothers raising a disabled child under the age of 18 years. Such a benefit should be given to citizens engaged in the upbringing of young children and disabled children without a mother, parents and guardians who are the sole breadwinner of a disabled child", - explained "Izvestia" Mironov.

Earlier, November 19, it was reported that the majority of surveyed Russians (85%), who work from home for more than five years, do not want to return to the office. This was found out by analysts "Contur.Tolka", who conducted a survey. Respondents also said that they are prevented from working at home: noise in the street (24%), neighbors (22%) and children (21%). At the same time, every third person had to interrupt the working day because of an incident with relatives.