In Armenia, notice for dismissing an employee must be given in writing and it must mention the basis and reason for dismissal. In case of terminating an employment contract on the grounds of liquidation of the organization or technological or organizational changes, employers must give a notice of at least 2 months.
In case of terminating the employment contract on the grounds of essential work changes, or non-compliance of an employee with the position held or work performed, long-term incapacity of the employee, and retirement of the employee, the employer is obliged to notify in writing as follows:
Employees must be given free time to look for new jobs during their notice period. The duration of the time off may not be less than 10% of the working time included in the notice period. Notice of termination is invalidated if more than 5 days have passed after the expiration of the notice period and the employer has not terminated the contract.
To be employed in Armenia, foreign nationals must apply for a work entry visa valid for up to 120 days per year, with a fee of AMD 15,000 (Armenian drams). Employers must register themselves on the unified work permit portal. After registration, the employer submits a description of the vacant position and an application to fill the position with a foreign employee. Employers must also submit an application to obtain a temporary residence permit for their employees. The employer is obliged to conclude an employment contract with a foreign national who has received temporary residence status for the duration of that status within 15 working days of receiving it. Based on this residence permit, the foreign employee can apply for a work permit with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, submitting their passport along with a notarized Armenian translation of the passport, a color photo, documents related to their employment and education, and a receipt for payment of the fee. The amount of the state duty is AMD 105,000 (Armenian drams). The work permit is issued for 1 year and is renewable.
There are the following 3 types of residence permits issued in Armenia:
Employees are entitled to a minimum annual leave of 20 working days in the case of a 5-day working week and 24 working days in the case of a 6-day working week after working for at least 6 months with the same employer. Part-time employees are entitled to the same amount of leave without reduction. Employees who work under special conditions associated with mental and emotional strain or occupational risk are entitled to extended annual leave of 25 working days in case of a 5-day workweek and 30 days in case of a 6-day workweek (in exceptional cases - 35 working days in case of 5-day working week, and 42 working days in case of 6-day working week). Additional leave may be granted to employees in harmful and dangerous working conditions or for special work.
For each working year, annual leave is provided. Withdrawal from annual leave is allowed only with the consent of the employee. Transfer of annual leave is allowed only with the petition or consent of the employee or if the employee is unable to utilize the leave due to an emergency. Transferred leave is provided in the same working year but not later than within 18 months, starting from the end of the working year for which the employee was not allocated or partially allocated the annual leave.
In case of dismissal of an employee without completely utilizing their annual leave, the employer must compensate the employee for the unused leave. Replacement of annual leave with monetary compensation is not allowed in any other situation.
The normal length of working time cannot exceed 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day. The maximum duration of working time, including overtime, cannot exceed 12 hours per day and 48 hours per week. The duration of daily working time (including rest and meal breaks) of an employee with 2 or more employment contracts with different employers or the same employer cannot exceed 12 hours per day. Shorter working hours are prescribed for the following categories of employees:
After the end of half of the working day, but no later than 4 hours after the start of work, employees must be given a break of no more than 2 hours and no less than 30 minutes for rest and food. This break is not included in the working time, and the employees can use it at their own discretion.
On the eve of non-working holidays and memorial days, the length of the working day is reduced by 1 hour for all employees, except those working part-time or under shorter working hours.
Female employees are entitled to paid maternity leave of 140 days (70 days before and 70 days after delivery). In case of complicated childbirth, the leave is extended to 155 days (70 days before and 85 days after delivery). In case of multiple childbirths, the leave is 180 days (70 days before and 110 days after delivery). In case of premature birth, the unused days before delivery are added to the leave after childbirth. Employees who adopt a newborn or are appointed the guardian of a newborn are granted leave until the infant turns 70 days old, or 110 days old in case of multiple children.
Employees are paid temporary incapacity benefits as 100% of their daily average wage during their maternity or adoption leave, paid by the employer. For unemployed, pregnant women or those who are not eligible to receive benefits from their employers, the state provides maternity benefits from the state budget funds. The benefit is calculated as 50% of the minimum monthly wage applicable on the first day of the maternity leave period, divided by 30.4 (the average number of days in a month) and then multiplied by 140 (the total number of calendar days for pregnancy and maternity leave). In the case of premature birth, the amount is instead multiplied by 70 (the number of calendar days for maternity leave). In the case of surrogacy, the unemployed surrogate mother gets the benefits.
It is prohibited to dismiss a pregnant employee from the day of notifying the employer until 1 month after the maternity leave.
The minimum wage is determined by law. The amount of the employee's hourly wage or monthly salary cannot be less than the determined minimum wage. The current minimum wage is set at AMD 75,000 (Armenian Drams) per month, or AMD 450 per hour for a 40-hour work week, AMD 750 per hour for a 24-hour work week, and AMD 500 for a 36-hour work week, effective from January 1, 2023.
The salary must be paid at least once a month by the 15th of the following month. It can be paid in cash or non-cash form prescribed by law.
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