Working contracts in Armenia can be concluded in oral form
06.05.2010,
17:09
On Wednesday standing committee of Armenian National Assembly on social issues discussed the amendments in Labor Code of Armenia. According to the amendments, working contracts in Armenia can be concluded not only in written but also in oral form.
YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. On Wednesday standing committee of Armenian National Assembly on social issues discussed the amendments in Labor Code of Armenia. According to the amendments, working contracts in Armenia can be concluded not only in written but also in oral form.
Arayik Petrosyan, Deputy Minister of Armenian Ministry of Social Welfare said that the amendments adopted by NA in the first reading were not only discussed in National Assembly but also by experts.
“Only in National Assembly it was discussed three times with participation of representatives of state authorities and civil society”, he said.
The main goal of reformation of Labor Code is filling the gaps in practice enforcement and harmonization of working relations.
According to the amendments, written and oral contracts have the same force. The amendments regulate hiring teen-agers at the age of 16 for temporary work, procedure and dates of working contract termination. Particularly termination of working contract by the employer with pregnant women is prohibited.
But the amendments caused insatisfaction among experts. Mary Khachatryan, lawyer of the Center of Human Rights’ Protection named after Sakharov said that introduction of oral working contracts will not allow to protect interests of employees. Currently some organizations conclude oral contracts. In case of disputes and application of the employee to the court the employers say that they do not know the given employee and they did not hire her/him.
The experts were not satisfied with the norm regulating the order of hiring children up to 16 years of age. Deputy Minister said that children can be hired only for temporary jobs which will not harm them physically and morally. Working carrier of working children will be included in insurance carrier as it is currently. --0--
Arayik Petrosyan, Deputy Minister of Armenian Ministry of Social Welfare said that the amendments adopted by NA in the first reading were not only discussed in National Assembly but also by experts.
“Only in National Assembly it was discussed three times with participation of representatives of state authorities and civil society”, he said.
The main goal of reformation of Labor Code is filling the gaps in practice enforcement and harmonization of working relations.
According to the amendments, written and oral contracts have the same force. The amendments regulate hiring teen-agers at the age of 16 for temporary work, procedure and dates of working contract termination. Particularly termination of working contract by the employer with pregnant women is prohibited.
But the amendments caused insatisfaction among experts. Mary Khachatryan, lawyer of the Center of Human Rights’ Protection named after Sakharov said that introduction of oral working contracts will not allow to protect interests of employees. Currently some organizations conclude oral contracts. In case of disputes and application of the employee to the court the employers say that they do not know the given employee and they did not hire her/him.
The experts were not satisfied with the norm regulating the order of hiring children up to 16 years of age. Deputy Minister said that children can be hired only for temporary jobs which will not harm them physically and morally. Working carrier of working children will be included in insurance carrier as it is currently. --0--
