Businesses urged to fund childcare for employees
This will allow employees to combine work with childcare and avoid forcing families to choose between having a child and continuing their professional careers,
Consensus
- The Russian government is encouraging companies to establish childcare facilities for employees.
- The initiative aims to help employees balance work and childcare, reducing the conflict between career and family life.
- First Vice Prime Minister Denis Manturov emphasized that companies should create such facilities on their premises when possible.
- Government support measures for employees with children are being expanded.
- The federal budget for preschool infrastructure construction has been significantly reduced compared to previous years.
- The government is shifting responsibility for childcare infrastructure to the private sector.
Points of divergence
- The government has reduced preschool infrastructure spending from an average of 27.7 billion rubles annually (2018–2023) to 8.9 billion rubles annually in the current three-year budget. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Starting September 1, 2026, employers will be prohibited from setting trial periods for women with children under three years old, expanding existing protections that currently apply to pregnant women and mothers of children under 1.5 years. — kommersant
- An July 2024 survey by the Ural Federal University found that corporate support measures could influence about one-third of Russians' decisions about having children. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Government urged business to build kindergartens at their own expense — The Moscow Times
- Manтуров called on companies to organize nurseries for employees' children — Коммерсантъ
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