The dissertation is devoted to a comprehensive study of the legal regulation of
social leave under the legislation of Ukraine in the new economic conditions and
social policy of the state, as well as the implementation of the sustainable
development goals, in accordance with the UN plan to achieve a better future, as
well as the Decree ofthe President ofUkraine of September 30, 2019 No. 722.
The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the fact that the
dissertation work is one of the first studies of the legal regulation of social leave
under the conditions of a market economy, in which on the basis ofmodern methods
of cognition, the achievements of domestic and foreign jurisprudence, foreign and
national legislation the content and peculiarities of regulation and practical
implementation ofthe right to social leave is revealed. Thus, the author’s concept of
social leave is defined, a new classification of social leave is considered, the
feasibility of the ground expanding for granting social leave to employees who
combine their professional activities with family responsibilities as a factor in
renewing the country's future labor potential is formulated, social leaves without
salary as a special type of social leave are considered. It is proposed that under the
new economic conditions, when the state is no longer the sole owner of the
production means, some aspects ofthe social leave provision can be decided by the feasibility of the ground expanding for granting social leave to employees who
combine their professional activities with family responsibilities as a factor in
renewing the country's future labor potential is formulated, social leaves without
salary as a special type of social leave are considered. It is proposed that under the
new economic conditions, when the state is no longer the sole owner of the
production means, some aspects ofthe social leave provision can be decided by the
employer, both unilaterally and during implementation of a collective
bargaining agreement.
The labor legislation of the European Union contains many norms of social
purpose, the application experience of which can be positive for this country.
Especially valuable is the experience of regulating social leave accumulated by the
International Labor Organization, which has carried out extensive rule-making work
on the consolidation and development of social leave as a part of the protection of
labor rights ofworkers.
Therefore, the modern period of development of the state and society puts
forward new requirements for the socialization of the norms of national labor
legislation, especially for workers with family responsibilities, taking into account
positive foreign experience and the need to implement the goals of sustainable
development of Ukraine for the period up to 2030.
To achieve this goal, it is necessary to systematize and summarize the current
legislation on the provision ofsocial leave, provide a legal definition ofsocial leave,
as well as the appropriate classification ofsocial vacations with the grounds for their
granting and and present them as a separate section of the Law of Ukraine "On
Vacation". In addition, the new economic conditions require the expansion of the
legislative possibilities of local rulemaking to provide social leave, as well as other
social benefits to employees with family responsibilities.
