The legislations of the deputies were considered by the Committee on Social Policy

Deputies of the Committee on Social Policy and Healthcare proposed amending the law "On Employment of the Population". The goal is to clarify the concept of "vacant position" so that employers clearly understand what information about vacancies needs to be submitted to the territorial bodies of the Unified State Social Insurance Fund.

The reason for developing the initiative was a request from the Prosecutor of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Questions arise in practice as to whether a position occupied by a part-time employee under an employment contract concluded for an indefinite period should be considered vacant, and whether the employer has the right to hire another employee for it, for whom it will be the main place of work.

The law-in-draft proposes to stipulate that a vacant position or free work place is a position of an employee or a worker's profession provided for in the staffing schedule, for which an employee has not been hired under an employment contract. The law-in-draft will be considered at the plenary session in the first reading.

The second deputy initiative concerns the workload of teachers and executives of educational organizations of all types and kinds. It was decided to settle this issue after a working meeting held by the Committee with representatives of the Government, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Social Protection and the Accounts Chamber regarding the number of working hours of educators and teachers in the cities and villages of the republic. The deputies propose to make changes to the law "On the salaries of public sector employees, monetary allowances of military personnel and persons equivalent to them in terms of payment of monetary allowances of state civil servants".

The duration of working hours for teachers is established depending on the position or specialty, according to the legislation, taking into account the specifics of the work. Part-time work is permitted, including in a similar position or specialty. The teaching load may be set at more than 1.5 rates, but not more than 2 rates due to the lack of qualified personnel. Deputies of the Committee on Social Policy proposed setting the load at no more than 2 rates during the academic year.

It was proposed to allow executives of educational organizations in addition to their main job to teach or conduct clubs with a load not exceeding 1 rate during the academic year. The law currently allows no more than 0.5 teaching rates. The law-in-draft is recommended for adoption in the first reading at the next plenary session of the Supreme Council. The date of entry into force of the law-in-draft if adopted is proposed to be set from September 1, 2025.

The relevant committee prepared a package of legislations for the second reading, changing the procedure for the appointment and payment of certain maternity and childhood benefits. The deputies voted in the first reading to establish the amount of the one-time benefit for the birth and adoption of a child in the calculated levels of the minimum wage. 

By the second reading of the amendments the Committee deputies propose to establish in the calculated levels of the minimum wage and the amount of the one-time benefit for the adoption of a disabled child, a child over 7 years old, or children who are brothers and (or) sisters. It is proposed to transfer the additional amount for adoption to the minimum wage (for the first child this amount is 3680.8 rubles, for the adoption of the second and subsequent children 4406.8 rubles). If the amendments are adopted, the one-time benefit for the adoption of a disabled child, a child over 7 years old, or children who are brothers and (or) sisters will be a single amount: 2844 minimum wages, which is 30430.8 rubles (for the adoption of the first child) and 2912 minimum wages, which is 31,158.4 rubles (for the adoption of the second and subsequent children). 

Another amendment of the Committee on Social Policy proposes to clarify the terms of registration at the place of residence of the recipient of the birth benefit, adoption of a child and monthly child care benefit up to 2 years. Registration at the place of residence must be from 1 year. The decision on these amendments will be made by the deputy corps at a plenary session when considering the package of legislations in the second reading.