ArmInfo. Steps will be taken in Armenia to improve the quality of salary fund management. At its session on November 11, the RA National Assembly Committee on State and Legal Affairs issued a positive conclusion on the amendments to the law "On remuneration of persons holding state and civil service positions" submitted by the country's government.
According to Vache Kalashyan, Head of the Civil Service Bureau of the RA Prime Minister's Office, the need to adopt the bill stems from Armenia's international obligations, including the accepted proposals of the International Monetary Fund and the solution of problems related to social guarantees.
In general, the presented document is aimed at increasing the attractiveness of the civil service. In particular, it is envisaged to pay employees additional one-time vacation pay once per calendar year. This measure, as the speaker noted, is due to the fact that two-time payment of vacation pay leads to an additional burden on the state budget. If an employee does not use his vacation, then either he will receive vacation pay for the calendar year at the end of the year, or they will be carried over to the next year.
This, according to Kalashyan, will improve the predictability of budget expenditures. When leaving a position immediately after receiving vacation pay, the entire amount provided for vacation is returned to the state budget. When moving from one place of work to another, and later when returning to the previous job, the high salary of an employee of the state and civil service will be preserved. Another change concerns civil servants and technical staff of the Constitutional Court, the National Assembly, the President's Office and the Prime Minister's Office, whose basic salary should not exceed 6%, and the average vacation pay should not exceed 3.5%. The proposed amendments will apply to relationships after January 1, 2025.
