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Armenia
Armenia is a landlocked country located in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan to the south. Yerevan is the capital and largest city.
POPULATION
3,081 million inhabitants
CURRENCY
GDP
MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE:
TIME ZONE
UTC +4
Armenia is one of the fastest growing trading centers in the Caucasus region, and is considered the most liberal and open economy of the CIS for its economy.
The country has strong human capital, a well-educated population and is an attractive technology market with tremendous potential and competitive labor force.
Armenia is a member of Eurasian Economic Union, which gives the country an access to its single market with around 200 million citizens and a free movement of goods, services, capital and labor force.
- Employment contract
There are following employment contract options:
Employment contract for an indefinite period
Employment contract for a definite period
In principle, the duration of the probation period should not exceed three months, although, in certain cases, Armenian legislation may establish a probation period of up to six months. During the probation period, both parties of the contract of employment, e.g. employer and employee, are entitled to terminate the contract with a three-day written notice.
- Civil contract
Civil (service provision) contract for definite period
The normal duration of the working time should not exceed 40 hours a week, or eight hours per day. The maximum duration, including overtime work carried out at the request of the employer, should never exceed 48 hours per week and 12 hours per day.
Overtime is strictly regulated, namely some limitations are introduced for young and disabled workers, workers with family responsibilities, or work in hazardous conditions (Article 144 of the LC). Overtime should not exceed four hours during two consecutive working days and 120 hours per year (Article 146 of the LC).
Article 148 of the LC regulates night work. This is defined as work performed between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Employees shall be granted the following types of leave
The minimum annual paid leave in Armenia is 20 worked days (Article 159 of the LC). However, if an employee works six days a week, they receive 24 working days annual leave.
An extended annual leave – of 25 working days for a five-day working week and 30 working days for a six-day working week
(and, in exceptional cases, 35 working days for a five-day working week and 42 working days for a six-day working week) – is
granted to certain categories of employees working under special working conditions, whose work involves increased intellectual
and emotional strain or professional risk. The list of such categories of employees entitled to this type of leave is established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
Sick leave
The Temporary Disability Benefit is calculated using the same principles as vacation pay, with two specific exceptions:
- the first day: no payment is made for the first day of disability.
- rate of pay: for every subsequent day (starting from the 2nd day), the benefit is paid at 80% of the calculated average
salary.
Maternity, parental, paternity leaves
In accordance with Article 172 of the LC, women are entitled to pre- and postnatal leave while retaining whole remuneration:
✓ 140 days (70 days of pregnancy, 70 days after the delivery);
✓ 155 days (70 days of pregnancy, 85 days after the delivery) in case of complicated delivery;
✓ 180 days (70 days of pregnancy, 110 days after the delivery) in the event of twins, triplets etc.
At the request of the employee, leave for childcare is granted until the child reaches the age of three. This may also be taken by the father of the child, stepmother, stepfather, or any relative who is in charge of the child (Article 173 of the LC).
Pregnant women and women caring for children under one year of age can be sent on business trips only with upon their consent (Article 209 of the LC).
Some limitations are introduced in order to protect pregnant women and women caring for children younger than one year old. In particular, it is prohibited to employ such workers in hazardous conditions and the like, as detailed in list by the Government of the Republic of Armenia (Article 258 of the LC).
Parental leave
Within the first month of the child’s birth, it is possible to request up to 5 days of paid parental leave.
Parental leave before the child is three years of age shall be granted at the choice of the mother (step‐mother), father (the step‐father), grandmother, grandfather of the family, or any other relatives, who are actually raising the child as well as of the employee who has been the guardian of the child. The leave may be taken as a single period or be used in parts. The employees entitled to this leave may take it out of turn.
Unpaid leave is allowed for the events listed in Article 176 of the LC, i.e. three days are granted for a marriage or funeral of a family member.
Unpaid leave shall be granted at the request of the employee:
1) to the employees at maternity or delivery leave, as well as to the husband of a woman who takes care of a child under 1 and duration of that leave cannot be longer, than two months;
2) to the disabled employee or to the employee taking care of a sick member of the family within the terms established by the medical conclusion, however, not longer, than within 30 calendar days a year
3) for a marriage – three calendar day;
4) for funerals of a family member – at least three calendar days.
Unpaid leave for other reasons may be provided following the procedure stated by the collective contract. The employee may take a non‐paid vacation with the content of the parties and with the term defined by them. Civil servants and employees of local self‐governance bodies and other state (special) services defined by the law may have a non‐paid vacation for no more than thirty days a year.
January 06 Christmas Day
January 27 Memorial Day in honor of the soldiers
January 28 Army Day
March 08 Women’s Day
April 24 Genocide Victims’ Commemoration Day
May 01 Labour Day
May 09 Victory and Peace Day
May 28 The Republic Day
July 05 Constitution Day
September 21 Independence Day
December 31 New Yea
The most common benefits for employees are:
- Medical insurance
- Travel insurance
- Communication expenses (mobile, internet)
- Car expenses
In case of dismissals in connection with liquidation of the organization/reduction in the number of employees the employer has to inform the workers two months in advance and pay one-month average salary as a severance.
The termination of a contract of employment may intervene at the initiative of the employer, conditioned by:
1) in case, when the organization is liquidated
(the activity of the sole entrepreneur is terminated);
2) in case, when the employer is bankrupt;
3) in case, when the number of employees is reduced, which is preconditioned by changes in the volume of
production, economic and technological conditions and conditions of organization of work, as well as by production needs;
4) in case, when the employee is not suitable for the position held or job done;
5) because of unsatisfactory result of the trial period;
6) for the employee’s non‐performance or incomplete performance of his duties
7) in case, when the confidence towards the employee is lost;
8) in case of the long‐term inability to work (in case the employee does not come to work for more than 120
consecutive days or for more than 140 days because of a temporary inability to work if it is not defined by the law and other normative acts that the job and title are preserved for a longer term in case of certain diseases)
9) because the employee reaches the retirement age 10) in other cases envisaged by the LC.
Reasons:
An employment contract shall be terminated:
1) upon the consent of the parties;
2) in case the contract expires;
3) upon the initiative of the employee;
4) upon the initiative of the employer.
Mutual agreement of both parties, provided that a seven-day written notice for acceptance.
A fixed-term contract of employment is terminated on its expiration.
Before the date of expiration, both parties should comply with the requirement of ten-day written notice.
The termination of a contract of employment may intervene at the initiative of the worker.
An employee shall be entitled to terminate an employment contract signed for an indefinite term, as well as an employment contract signed for a definite term prior to its expiry by giving his employerwritten notice of it at least 14 days in advance.
The notice periods are as below:
An employee gives 30 days’ notice to resign unless a collective agreement outlines a longer period.
For the employer, during the probation period, only 3 days’ notice is required; For service of less than 1 year, 14 days’ notice is required;
Between 1- and 5 years of service, 35 days’ notice;
After 5 to 10 years of service, 42 days’ notice;
More than 10 years of service, 60 days’ notice.
Severance pay is determined based on the grounds of termination.
✓ liquidation of the organization/reduction in the number of employees/recovery of the employee in the previous job – employee’s average monthly salary.
✓ The reason for termination determines the severance pay should it be company related (i.e., the company is liquidated, the number of employees is reduced, or the employee is rehired in a previous job) the severance pay will be equal to the employee’s average monthly salary. Should the termination be employee-related, (i.e., long-term disability, old age, significant changes in working conditions, or an employee is called up for compulsory Military Service) the employee’s employment length will determine the severance pay as below:
– fewer than 12 months of employment service – 10x average daily salary
– Between 1- and 5 years of employment service – 25x average daily salary
– Between 5 to 10 years of employment service – 30x average daily salary
– Between 10 to 15 years of employment service – 35x average daily salary
– More than 15 years of employment service – 44x average daily salary.
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