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LDPR Files Bills To Cut Workweek for Large Families and Exclude Weekends From Paid Leave

Both measures are newly filed in the State Duma, awaiting committee review.

Overview

  • One bill would give one parent in families with three or more children the right to a workweek of no more than 30 hours by adding a provision to Article 92 of the Labor Code.
  • A separate proposal seeks to amend Article 120 so weekend days would not count toward the annual paid vacation period, which currently totals 28 calendar days.
  • The workweek initiative lists LDPR deputies led by party leader Leonid Slutsky among the authors, with Senator Elena Afanasyeva named as coauthor.
  • Supporters say shorter hours would ease caregiving burdens and aid demographic goals, while the leave change aims to let employees use their guaranteed vacation more effectively.
  • Both draft laws are posted in the Duma’s electronic database, with no stated government position or implementation details and no passage through committees yet.