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Focus area

Forced Unpaid Leave and Arbitrary Dismissals High

First analysis period

Model-generated

During the state of emergency, employers are bypassing Labor Code protections by coercing employees into taking unpaid leave or resigning. Employees who demand their legal downtime compensation are met with threats of termination, leaving them with no income and no access to state support.

Affected groups

Private sector employees, municipal workers, and pregnant staff

Geography

Artashat and Yerevan

Actions for this focus area

  • Issue a strict public warning to employers clarifying that forcing employees onto unpaid leave during the emergency is illegal. · Within 7 days

Supporting citizen requests

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