VIOLATIONS REGISTERED IN SPHERE OF EMPLOYMENT IN ARMENIA MAINLY CONNECTED WITH WRONG FORMULATION OF WORKING CONTRACTS
Noyan Tapan
Jun 27, 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Violations connected with the signing
of working contracts are mainly registered in the sphere of employment
in Armenia and,in particular, in employer-employee relations. This
statement was made by Artsvik Minasian, an MP of the National Assembly
and the former RA Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, at the
June 27 press conference. He mentioned that indistinct formulations
of working contracts allow both employers and employees to make
violations. These violations mainly concern the determination of
working time, salaries, and, especially, overtime payment.
According to Boris Kharatian, the Deputy Chairman of the Trade Union
Confederation of Armenia, the signing of working contracts for a
certain period without any grounds is widely spread. "A contract
is signed for a certain period only when an employee does certain
work for a limited time," he said. B. Kharatian also mentioned that
according to the confederation’s data, the duration of working time
is mainly violated in the service sphere.
According to the participants of the press conference, normal
working conditions are created in the sphere of construction. Arsen
Ghazarian, the Chairman of the Union of manufacturers and employers
of Armenia, mentioned that if there were numerous cases of employees’
exploitation five to six years ago, the picture is quite different
at present. According to him, the salaries of workers in the sphere
of construction increased for three times during the last two years
and currently, it makes 400-500 U.S. dollars. A.
Ghazarian also mentioned that under the conditions of annual increase
in the construction volume, there is even a shortage of qualified
working manpower in the republic. It was also mentioned that 20
thousand builders are currently working in that sphere, and that 7-8%
of them have been invited from abroad, from the Ukraine and Belarus,
in particular
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
