Annual leave is a period calculated in working days, which is provided to employees for rest and for recovering their working capacity. During this time, his or her workplace (position) shall be retained, and average salary shall be paid.

Annual leave shall be minimum, extended and additional. The duration of the minimum annual leave, in the case of the five-day working week, is 20 working days, and in the case of the six-day working week, 24 working days.

The annual leave for employees with incomplete working time shall not be reduced.

Leaves with longer duration may be prescribed by a collective agreement or employment contract or by legal acts of the employer, except for the organizations funded from state and community budget, the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.

An extended annual leave with a duration of 25 working days in case of a five-day working week, and with a duration of 30 working days in case of a six-day working week (in exceptional cases — 35 working days in case of five-day working week, and 42 working days in case of six-day working week) shall be granted to employees of special category working under special working conditions whose work is related to mental and emotional defatigation or occupational hazard. The list of employees of a specific category entitled to such a leave shall be defined by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

Additional annual leave may be granted to:

(1) employees working under harmful and hazardous working conditions;
(2) employees with irregular work schedule;
(3) employees engaged in works of special nature.
The list of employees of a specific category entitled to additional annual leave, the minimum duration of the leave and the procedure for the provision thereof shall be defined by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

Additional annual leave shall be added to the minimum annual leave and may be granted together with it or separately.

The employees entitled to extended annual and additional annual leave shall be granted either with only extended annual or the additional leave added to the minimum annual leave in the manner prescribed by part 1 of this Article at their choice.

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