Revised Labor Code takes effect in ArmeniaAugust 19, 2010 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New Labor Code took effect in Armenia on August 7, 2010. The revised Code reads that maximum working hours should not exceed 180 hours per annum; payment for overtime should make 50% of the salary. Payment for night work should reach 30% of the salary. “Within the first half of 2010, the number of unrecorded employees fixed by the state labor commission was equal to the figure registered during 2009,” said Armen Smbatyan, the commission deputy head. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news |