Brief Guide
The legislative amendment ensures digital procedures for concluding, amending, and terminating employment contracts.
This change marks a significant step toward simplifying employment processes and enhancing transparency between employers, employees, and regulatory bodies.
General Overview
- The legislative amendment ensures digital procedures for concluding, amending, and terminating employment contracts.
- Starting July 1, 2025, all contracts, except in special cases, will be signed voluntarily in the digital system, and from January 1, 2026, mandatory digital signing will be introduced using electronic signatures.
Exceptions
- Individuals holding specific positions in government agencies whose data is classified or restricted by law.
- Individuals in public or civil service positions, whose employment relations are established through individual legal acts.
For Employees Under the Age of 16
- A parental, guardian, adoptive parental, or custodian electronic signature is required for concluding employment contracts.
Digital System Management
- The government has yet to determine the authorized body for managing the digital system.
- The Inspectorate Body and the RA State Revenue Committee units will have access to the required data for verifying employment contracts and tax control.
- In the case of foreign workers, the Migration and Citizenship Service of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs will have access to the data to ensure the administrative process.
Personal Account Access
- Employers and employees will have a personal account for accessing data.
- For individuals under 16, access will be granted to the parent, guardian, adoptive parent, or custodian signing the contract.
Regulation Schedule
- Employers must submit existing contracts into the digital system within 12 months, starting January 1, 2026.
- By January 1, 2026, a sub-legislative normative act must be adopted regarding digital system entry regulations.
- General regulation of Labor Code amendments must be completed by March 1, 2025.
