The RA Labor Code provides certain legal safeguards for women.
Article 114 Part 2 of the Code provides that Rescission of the employment contract upon the initiative of the employer shall be prohibited during the leave of the employee.
• in the case of pregnant women, from the day of submitting a reference to the employer until one month after the maternity leave;
• in the entire period of taking care of the up to a year old child, except for the cases provided for by Article 113(1), (3) and (5) and by Article 123:
The restrictions provided for by part 1 of this Article shall not apply when rescinding the employment contract due to liquidation of an organization (termination of the activities of an individual entrepreneur). The restrictions provided for by part 1 of this Article shall not apply when rescinding the employment contract due to liquidation of an organization (termination of the activities of an individual entrepreneur).
The awareness is realized by the Armenian Young Lawyers Association in the framework of “Influencing the Women’s Rights Agenda” Project.
