Armenia to provide assistance to employers hiring disabled ex-soldiersAugust 12, 2021 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia will provide assistance to employers who will hire former servicemen injured or disabled during the hostilities, according to a decision approved by the government on Thursday, August 12. According to the Ministry, for each employed ex-serviceman, the employer will be provided with support in the amount of quarterly income tax from the employee's salary in the amount of not more than AMD 100,000, for a period of 1 year. Also, employers will receive a one-time compensation in the amount of up to AMD 500,000, if there is a need to equip the workplace for their disabled employees. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |