Those citizens who work under an employment contract have the right to leave, i.e. they are given the opportunity to be absent from the workplace for several days or weeks in a row with the preservation of the workplace. Holidays are subdivided into annual basic, annual additional ones provided to privileged categories of workers, and targeted additional ones. Preferential additional leave, as well as the main one, must be paid. It is possible to get it when you belong to one of the categories of workers, a list of which can be found in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.
Who is entitled to additional preferential leave
According to labor legislation, employers are obliged to provide paid labor leave of 28 calendar days to all categories of employees, relations with whom are formalized under employment contracts. At the same time, article 116 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation lists those categories of workers who are entitled to additional paid holidays. The law refers to the privileged categories of employees:
- workers in hazardous and hazardous industries;
- performing work of a special nature;
- workers in the regime of irregular working hours;
- workers in the regions of the Far North and those equated to them.
In addition to these categories, additional preferential vacations may be stipulated by other federal laws and even local regulations and collective agreements concluded at individual enterprises.
Benefits when granting the next vacation
But there are categories of workers who are entitled to benefits when it comes to the provision of annual leave. According to Article 122 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, all employees whose continuous work experience was 6 months have the right to this leave for the first year worked at this enterprise. Beneficial categories of workers can write an application for such leave without waiting for six months of their continuous work with this employer to expire. These include:
- pregnant women wishing to receive preferential leave before maternity leave;
- women wishing to receive preferential leave after maternity leave;
- employees who have not yet reached the age of 18;
- employees who are the parents of an adopted child who is not yet 3 months old.
In some other cases stipulated by federal law, the employee may also have the right to reduce the six-month period to receive the first labor leave at this enterprise.
When can you use a preferential vacation?
In the event that you belong to the category of workers who are entitled to additional preferential leave, this does not mean that you can get it at any time at your request, unless, of course, you are a non-working retiree with the title of "Labor Veteran" or government awards. You will be provided with regular or additional preferential leave in accordance with the established schedule of vacations, regular and additional ones, approved by the employer and agreed with the representative body of the employees of your enterprise.
