| Working hours and industry restrictions | | |
| Can women work the same night hours as men? | No | Labor Code, Sec. 98
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| Can women work in the same industries as men? | No | Labor Code, Art. 241
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| Can pregnant women and nursing mothers work the same number of hours as men and other women? | No | Labor Code, Art. 91.2
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| Parental benefits: leave | | |
| Does the law mandate paid or unpaid maternity leave? | Yes | Labor Code, Arts. 125-130
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| Does the law mandate paid or unpaid paternity leave? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 130 B
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| Does the law mandate paid or unpaid parental leave? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 127
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| Parental benefits: length | | |
| What is the mandatory minimum length of paid maternity leave (in calendar days)? | 126 | Labor Code, Art. 125.1
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| What is the mandatory minimum length of unpaid maternity leave (in calendar days)? | 14 | Labor code, Art. 130 C
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| What is the mandatory minimum length of paid paternity (in calendar days)? | 0 | No applicable provisions could be located.
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| What is the mandatory minimum length of unpaid paternity leave (in calendar days)? | 14 | Labor Code, Art. 130 B
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| What is the mandatory minimum length of paid parental leave (in calendar days)? | 969 | Labor Code, Art. 127
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| Where parental leave exists, is there a minimum number of days which must be taken by the mother (in calendar days)? | 0 | |
| Where parental leave exists, is there a minimum number of days which must be taken by the father (in calendar days)? | 0 | |
| Parental benefits: wages | | |
| What percentage of wages is paid during maternity leave? | 100 % | |
| What percentage of wages is paid during paternity leave? | 0 % | |
| What percentage of wages is paid during parental leave? | Partially paid | Labor Code, Art. 127
Presidential Instructive Order No. 3015 dated August 27, 2008 |
| Parental benefits: who pays? | | |
| Who pays maternity leave benefits? | Government | Act No. 250 of 18 February 1997 on Social Insurance, Arts. 17 and 20
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| Who pays paternity leave benefits? | N/A | |
| Who pays parental leave benefits? | Government | Labor Code, Art. 127
Presidential Instructive Order No. 3015 dated August 27, 2008 |
| Parental benefits: protection of mothers | | |
| Are there laws penalizing or preventing the dismissal of pregnant women? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 79
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| Are employers required to provide break time for nursing mothers? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 244
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| Parental benefits: return from leave | | |
| Are there laws obligating the employer to give the employee the same job when she returns from maternity leave? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 111
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| Are there laws obligating the employer to give the employee the same job when he returns from paternity leave? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 111
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| Are there laws obligating the employer to give the employee the same job when she/he returns from parental leave? | Yes | |
| Retirement and pensions | | |
The retirement age is rising by 6 months every year to age 63 by 2012 for men and age 60 by 2016 for women, since January 1, 2010. What is the statutory retirement age for men in the private sector? | 62. 5 | Law on Pensions, Art.7
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| What is the statutory retirement age for women in the private sector? | 57.5 | Law on Pensions, Art. 7
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| What is the minimum pensionable age for men in the private sector? | 57 | Law on Pensions, Art. 9.1
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| What is the minimum pensionable age for women in the private sector? | 52 | Law on Pensions, Art. 9.1
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| In the private sector, is it mandatory to retire at the statutory retirement age? | No | No applicable provisions could be located.
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| Legal rights in the workplace | | |
| Are there laws or constitutional provisions mandating equal pay for equal work? | Yes | Law on State Guarantees of Equal Rights for Women and Men
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| Are there laws mandating nondiscrimination in hiring practices on the basis of gender? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 16
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| Are there laws protecting employees from sexual harassment in the workplace? | No | No applicable provisions could be located.
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| Is it illegal to ask questions about a prospective employee’s family status during a job interview? | No | No applicable provisions could be located.
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| Do employees with minor children have any additional legal rights to a flexible or a part-time work schedule? | Yes | Labor Code, Art. 245
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