Employees who work in difficult conditions due to certain circumstances have the right to additional leave. In particular, labor legislation gives such a right to workers with harmful, dangerous working conditions, irregular working hours and some others.
Labor legislation names several categories of workers who have the right to additional leave. This vacation acts as an additional guarantee designed to provide good rest to those persons who, due to certain circumstances, are forced to work in conditions that deviate from normal. So, such categories of employees include persons employed in harmful, dangerous working conditions, having a special nature of work or irregular working hours. Residents of the Far North regions and equivalent areas are also entitled to a corresponding guarantee. At the same time, the duration of additional leave for each category of employees is determined individually.
How long is the additional vacation?
Employees who carry out activities in harmful, dangerous conditions receive additional leave, the minimum duration of which should be seven calendar days. Employees with a special nature of labor activity use additional leave, the frequency of which is established by the Government of the Russian Federation. The minimum duration of additional leave for employees with irregular working hours is three calendar days. Finally, for workers in the regions of the Far North, an additional leave of twenty-four days is established, and for areas equated to the Far North - sixteen days. It should be noted that the listed values are minimal; they can be increased by specific companies, taking into account their capabilities.
Other cases of granting additional leave
The list of employees who are entitled to additional leave specified in the labor legislation is not closed. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation specifically stipulates that any organizations can independently establish such a guarantee for their employees. Thus, companies evaluate their own production, financial, and other capabilities and develop local documents, within the framework of which their personnel also receive the right to use additional rest time. In addition, additional leave can be established in the process of negotiations with the participation of a representative body of employees of a particular company. In the latter case, the specified guarantee is usually fixed in a collective agreement.
