ArmInfo.The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs initiated amendments to the Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Armenia, which are aimed at simplifying legal relations between the employer and the employee, clarifying the rules of the game, in particular in the context of the spread of coronavirus.
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arman Udumyan stated this from the rostrum of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on April 28.
First of all, according to him, the concept of distance work will be introduced in the Labor Code, in the process of organizing which the payment of wages to employees in full is provided. In addition, the remote organization of work does not provide for significant changes in the employment contract. At the same time, within the framework of the stipulated changes, the employer may not pay the employee for the forced downtime, however, these transformations will not affect the areas approved by the Commandant. At the same time, by decision of the employer, the fee for forced downtime may be higher than the current threshold (at least 2/3 of the average wage). In addition, the changes imply the right for the employee to demand unused vacation.
As the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arman Udumyan noted in his speech, in view of the prevailing conditions, employers are not entitled to terminate the employment contract or apply a fine to an employee who is unable to arrive at the workplace or who arrived late to work.
The foreseen changes oblige employers not to reduce the amount of wages to employees who, due to the closure of educational institutions, were unable to arrive at the workplace in a timely manner. Allowed lateness is 2 hours. If the employee was delayed for more than 2 hours, then the salary will be paid according to the actual amount of work performed, working hours.
He noted that this issue will be discussed tomorrow at a meeting of the RA Permanent Commission, after which it will be re-represented in the RA Parliament. It should be noted that the package of draft laws on introducing amendments to the Labor Code of the Republic of Armenia and the Code of Administrative Violations of the Republic of Armenia was adopted in the first reading by a majority of votes of the deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. In particular, 92 deputies voted for the adoption of bills, 18 abstained, against
