Article 261. Guarantees to pregnant females at labor contract cancellation

The employer has no right to cancel labor contracts with pregnant employees without their agreement excluding the event of company liquidation.

In the event of expiration of contract term expiration during pregnancy of an employee the employer upon the request of the pregnant female is to prolong the labor contract up to the date when she has the right for a maternity leave.

The employer has no right to cancel the contracts with female having children under three years old, single mothers nursing children under 14 years old (handicapped children under 18 years old), other employees nursing the abovementioned children without a mother without their agreement (excluding dismissal according to the point 1, sub-paragraph " a", point 3, points 5-8, 10 and 11 of the Article 81 of the present Code).

Article 262. Additional free days to employees nursing handicapped children and persons handicapped from birth

Upon the written request of one parent (a tutor) he (she) may be granted four additional paid free days per month for nursing handicapped children and persons handicapped from birth up to reaching by them 18 years old. These days may be used by one of the abovementioned persons or divided among them in their discretion. Each additional free day is paid in the amount and procedure fixed by the federal law.

Upon the request of females working in countryside they may be granted one additional non-paid free day per month.

Article 263. Additional non-paid leaves to employees nursing children

A collective labor contracts may provide additional annual non-paid leaves up to 14 calendar days for the employee with two or more children at the age under 14 years old, the employee with a handicapped child under 18 years old, the single female parent nursing a child under 14 years old, the single male parent nursing a child under 14 years old at any time convenient to them.

In this event the abovementioned leave may be added to the annual paid leave or used in full or partially upon the request of employee. This leave is not to be transferred to the next year.

Article 264. Guarantees and privileges to the employees nursing children without their mother

Single parents as well as tutors of non-adults are granted the guarantees and privileges given to females in connection with their maternity (reduction of work at nighttime and overtime, on free days and holydays, business trips, additional leaves, privileged work schedules and other guarantees and privileges specified by laws and other statutory acts).