H. HAKOBYAN: "WE WILL HAVE A 1 STEP FORWARD LABOUR CODE"
Aysor
May 13 2010
Armenia
Since tomorrow will start the RA Governmental discussions in the
Armenian National Assembly on making changes in the labour code. As
today in the press conference presented the chairman of the RA NA
Standing Committee on Social Affairs Mr. Hakob Hakobyan the government
has suggested 109 changes and the other organizations 120.
"As a result we will have 1 step forward Labour Code," H. Hakobyan
said.
He also mentioned that the RA Union of Employers the possible changes
has sent to the International Labour Organization and has already
received the ILO answer.
Deputy Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia Boris
Kharatyan informed that some part of the changes is technical, the
other part is editorial and the another part is principal. In case
of the last one it is suggested to include the institute of oral
work agreement.
"Today it is only the written agreement that is considered legal in
the working relations," stressed B. Kharatyan and presented their
objections concerning the oral agreements, "The oral agreements will
not promote the stabilization of the working relations and can give
birth to rather big problems in proving the bases of the agreement."
According to him the same opinion has the ILO according to which in
case of the oral agreement confusion will raise while settling the
working relations.
B. Kharatyan also mentioned that there are also positive changes,
for example by the acting code in case of late salary there is no
compensation, while in the new changes they suggest 1% compensation
for each delayed day, but not more than the received amount.
Aysor
May 13 2010
Armenia
Since tomorrow will start the RA Governmental discussions in the
Armenian National Assembly on making changes in the labour code. As
today in the press conference presented the chairman of the RA NA
Standing Committee on Social Affairs Mr. Hakob Hakobyan the government
has suggested 109 changes and the other organizations 120.
"As a result we will have 1 step forward Labour Code," H. Hakobyan
said.
He also mentioned that the RA Union of Employers the possible changes
has sent to the International Labour Organization and has already
received the ILO answer.
Deputy Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia Boris
Kharatyan informed that some part of the changes is technical, the
other part is editorial and the another part is principal. In case
of the last one it is suggested to include the institute of oral
work agreement.
"Today it is only the written agreement that is considered legal in
the working relations," stressed B. Kharatyan and presented their
objections concerning the oral agreements, "The oral agreements will
not promote the stabilization of the working relations and can give
birth to rather big problems in proving the bases of the agreement."
According to him the same opinion has the ILO according to which in
case of the oral agreement confusion will raise while settling the
working relations.
B. Kharatyan also mentioned that there are also positive changes,
for example by the acting code in case of late salary there is no
compensation, while in the new changes they suggest 1% compensation
for each delayed day, but not more than the received amount.