  Armenia raises minimum salary by 10% to AMD 75,000 January 3, 2023 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New legislation entered into force on January 1, 2023 which raised the minimum wage by 10% from AMD 68,000 to AMD 75,000, Armenpress reports. Zhora Sargsyan, the Head of Department of Labor and Employment at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, said that the raise in the minimum wage will lead to an average of 30% increase of salary in private and public sectors. “Particularly, the salary of employees will grow around 28,5% in the government system and around 31,5% in the private sector,” Sargsyan said. The new legislation also increases the minimum hourly remuneration.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
