  Armenia could introduce paid paternity leave for working fathers September 9, 2020 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Health Committee of the Armenian National Assembly is discussing two proposals to benefit parents. One of the bills proposes to include a new term – "paternity leave" – in the country's Labor Code, which would allow the father of a newborn baby to take paid time off for up to five days within the first month of the infant's birth. The other bill stipulates that parents of preschool children could be allowed to leave work an hour earlier without payroll deductions. Preschool institutions close at 5:30pm across the country, which means children's parents could have difficulties when leaving the workplace ahead of time. The bills have been drafted by lawmakers from the ruling My Step block.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
