Employer of Record (EOR) in Armenia

G-P provides employer of record services for customers that want to hire employees and run payroll without first establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Armenia. Your candidate is hired via G-P’ Armenian PEO in accordance with local labor laws and can be onboarded in days instead of the months it typically takes. The individual is assigned to work on your team, working on your company’s behalf exactly as if he or she were your employee to fulfill your in-country requirements.

Our solution enables customers to run payroll in Armenia while HR services, tax, and compliance management matters are lifted from their shoulders onto ours. As a Global PEO expert, we manage employment contract best practices, statutory and market norm benefits, and employee expenses, as well as severance and termination if required. We also keep you apprised of changes to local employment laws in Armenia.

Your new employee is productive sooner, has a better hiring experience and is 100% dedicated to your team. You’ll have peace of mind knowing you have a team of dedicated employment experts assisting with every hire. G-P allows you to harness the talent of the brightest people in more than 185 countries around the world, quickly and painlessly.

Armenia is the smallest of the 15 former Soviet states that became independent in 1991 and lies in the southern Caucus region bordering Europe and Asia. Armenians are a hard-working people. In business situations they appreciate punctuality and relationships are extremely important to business success.

Hiring in Armenia

Armenia is a relatively easy country in which to do business. It is helpful to have established in-country relationships in order to navigate local laws and complete business deals. Workers have relatively high skills for the area, but wages remain low. There are no employment permits required for foreigners.

When negotiating terms of an employment contract and offer letter with an employee in Armenia, it may be useful to keep the following in mind:

Employment Contracts in Armenia

It is legally required to put a strong employment contract in place in Armenia, in the local language, which spells out the terms of the employee’s compensation, benefits, and termination requirements. An offer letter and employment contract in Armenia should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in dram rather than a foreign currency.

Employment contracts must also meet Labour Code requirements and include the:

• Name and surname of the worker (and optionally, his or her father’s name);
• Name of the company or the name and surname of the physical entity (ie, the employer and, optionally, his or her father’s name);
• Structural sub-division (where available);
• Date on which employment starts;
• Position and/or official duties;
• Basic salary and method of payment;
• Bonuses, additional payments or premiums granted to employees;
• Validity period of the employment contract (if necessary);
• Duration of the probation period on which the parties have agreed; and
• Work time duration, where incomplete working time is set.
• Date and place where contract was concluded

Working Hours in Armenia

Armenians work an eight-hour day and should not exceed 40 hours per week.

Every working hour at night (from twenty-three p.m. to eight a.m.) and overtime should be double paid. When working on the weekend and public holidays (if not provided for in the work schedule), a supplement of double the hourly (daily) rate should be paid, or, at the employee’s request, a corresponding number of days off should be granted instead of the supplement.

Holidays in Armenia

Armenia celebrates 11 public holidays:

• New Year’s Days – January 1
• Armenian Christmas – January 6
• National Army Day – January 28
• International Women’s Day – March 8
• Genocide Remembrance Day – April 24
• Labor Day – May 1
• Victory and Peace Day – May 9
• First Republic Day – May 28
• Constitution Day – July 5
• Independence Day – September 21
• New Year’s Eve – December 31

Bonuses are common and can be included in the employment contract or given on a discretionary basis.

Termination/Severance in Armenia

The termination process is quite complicated the employment contract can be terminated for different reasons, but strongly in accordance with the employment legislation.

Paying Taxes in Armenia

Individual social security accounts are mandatory for workers who were born after January 1, 1974. The employee contributions are as follows as of January 2021:

• 3.5% of monthly earnings up to 500,000 drams a month
• For earnings exceeding 500,000 drams a month, the insured’s contribution is 10% of monthly earnings minus a government flat-rate contribution of 32,500 drams.

These rates will change on January 1, 2022 as follows:

• 4.5% of monthly earnings up to 500,000 drams a month
• For earnings exceeding 500,000 drams a month, the insured’s contribution is 10% of monthly earnings minus a government flat-rate contribution of 27,500 drams.

 

This information is provided as generally accepted information and is not intended as advisory services.

Why G-P

Establishing a branch office or subsidiary in Armenia to engage a small team is time-consuming, expensive and complex. Armenian labor law has strong worker protections, requiring great attention to detail and an understanding of local best practices. G-P makes it painless and easy to expand into Armenia. We can help you hire your candidate of choice, handle HR matters and payroll, and ensure that you’re in compliance with local laws, without the burden of setting up a foreign branch office or subsidiary. Our Armenia PEO and Employer of Record solution provides you peace of mind so that you can focus on running your company.

If you would like to discuss how G-P can provide a seamless employee leasing or PEO solution for hiring employees in Armenia, please contact us.