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TSUL Maternity Policy

Maternity Policy

TSUL supports all related rights of women through governmental legislation system and has its own maternity policy which includes guidelines to give more optional opportunities for female staff and students.

I. Purpose and Applicability

The purpose of this policy is to implement The Act of the Republic of Uzbekistan About Education (2020).

This policy applies to all eligible faculty of the Tashkent State university of law (TSUL) who are covered by the provisions of the Policy.

Under certain circumstances it is the policy of the TSUL to provide a faculty member with up to a maximum of twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave during a twelve (12) month period for certain family and certain serious health condition reasons.
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II. Terms and Definitions

A. Accrued Leave

Earned and unused annual, holiday, sick, and personal leave.

B. Alternative Position

A position to which a faculty member or a student may be temporarily reassigned during a period of intermittent leave and/or reduced schedule. The alternative position will have the same benefits and pay as the position from which the faculty member (or a female student's monthly paid scholarship) was reassigned.

C. Care

"to take care of" or "to care for". The term care is intended to be read broadly to include both physical and psychological care. The language applies to the period of inpatient care and home care as well.

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Extended Definitions

A. Child

A person who is the son or daughter of a faculty member and who is under eighteen (18) years of age; or, eighteen (l8) years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability during the period of the serious illness. This includes biological, adopted, step or foster children, legal wards, or those for whom the faculty member stands in loco parentis with proper documentation.

B. Faculty Member
Eligibility criteria:
  • Date of hire is 6 months prior to requested leave
  • Employment during preceding 12 months was at least 50% of full-time
  • Minimum 1,040 hours worked during preceding 12 months
C. Equivalent Position

A position with the same benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions as the original position.

D. Health Care Providers
  • Doctors of medicine or osteopathy
  • Podiatrists and dentists
  • Clinical psychologists
  • Optometrists
  • Chiropractors (limited scope)
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Nurse midwives
E. In Loco Parentis

"In the place of a parent; instead of a parent; charged, factitiously, with a parent's rights, duties and responsibilities." Documentation may be required.

I. Reasons for Leave

  • Birth of faculty member's child
  • Placement of child for adoption or foster care
  • Child care within twelve months from birth/placement
  • Care for immediate family member with serious health condition
  • Faculty member's own serious health condition

II. Compensation and Job Protection

Compensation:

All compensations follow The Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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Job Protection Provisions:
  • 15 working days right to return after position change notice
  • Protection under Article 215 during workforce reductions
  • Restoration with current applicable pay and benefits
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Campus Facilities and Implementation

Facilities for Children on Campus

  • Baby care room
  • Dedicated breastfeeding space
  • Equipped with seating and changing tables
  • Sanitary supplies provided

Implementation is overseen by Chief Executive Officers who will:

  • Identify designees
  • Develop procedures
  • Communicate policy to faculty
  • Forward documentation to Rector