“For each hour of overtime work, in addition to the hourly rate, an additional payment shall be made, not less than 50 percent of the hourly rate, and for each hour of night work, not less than 30 percent of the hourly rate, ” Article 184 of the RA Labour Code provides.
Article 185 of the same code provides that the work performed on rest days and non-working days of holidays and commemoration days established by law, unless it is envisaged in the work schedule, upon the consent of the parties shall be remunerated in at least double the amount of the hourly (daily) pay rate or task rate, or the employee shall be granted another paid rest day within a month, or that day shall be added to the annual leave.
Also note that the work performed on non-working days of holidays and commemoration days established by law in the working schedule shall be remunerated in at least double the amount of hourly (daily) pay rate or task rate.
This requirements shall not apply to employees working in the sectors of healthcare, curatorship (guardianship), children’s upbringing, energy, gas and heat supply, communication and other work spheres of special nature in case the work is performed during any one of at least five consecutive non-working days (holidays, commemoration days, rest days). Moreover, in the case prescribed by this part, the amount of the bonus for work performed during a non-working day shall be determined upon the consent of the parties or by the collective agreement.
