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Belarus: Decree "On material incentives for healthcare workers"

Submitted by rmensing on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 15:41

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signs Decree "On material incentives for healthcare workers".

The document provides for the establishment of an additional monthly allowance for work in conditions associated with infectious diseases. In particular, it concerns employees of health care institutions providing care to patients with infections, as well as those working in conditions associated with infections.

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Belarus: Temporary disability benefits in the case of caring for a sick child

Submitted by rmensing on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 15:19

Commentary to Presidential Decree No 143 of 24 April 2020 "On Supporting the Economy" regarding the payment of temporary disability allowance
Under article 15 of Presidential Decree No. 143 of 24 April 2020 on economic support, temporary disability benefits are paid to persons actually caring for a child under 10 years of age or attending a preschool or general secondary school if the child is a first- or second-level contact in the presence of one or more respiratory symptoms.

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belarus
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Cash sickness benefits
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Belarus: The social service is ready to assist lonely senior citizens and people with disabilities in the delivery of food and medicine

Submitted by rmensing on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 14:42

As of April 1, nearly 870 thousand elderly and disabled people living alone live in the republic , of which 167 thousand do not have close relatives.

 

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Belarus to launch zero occupational accident concept in 2019

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 09:28

Belta (07.12.2018) On the initiative of the Labor and Social Security Ministry of Belarus, the draft new general agreement between the government, the national employers' associations and trade unions has incorporated the basic approaches that will contribute to the promotion of the zero occupational accident concept in the country, Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich told the media, BelTA has learned.

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belarus
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Prevention of occupational risks

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