No age restrictions under labor contracts soon - ministry 

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia has submitted for public discussion a package of draft laws that would remove the maximum age limit for holding certain positions from several laws. This means that  individuals who have reached 65 years of age will be allowed to  continue working in the positions stipulated by these laws.

As stated in the draft law, posted on the Unified Portal of Legal  Acts, in connection with the repeal of Clause 7, Part 3, Article 95  and Clause 11, Part 1, Article 113 of the Labor Code, effective July  31, 2023:

An employer may not terminate an employment contract upon reaching  the age of sixty-three by an employee entitled to an old-age pension,  or upon reaching the age of sixty-five by an employee not entitled to  an old-age pension.

An employer may not enter into a fixed-term employment contract with  an employee solely on the basis that the employee is eligible for an  old-age pension and has reached the age of sixty-three, or is not  eligible for an old-age pension and has reached the age of  sixty-five.

However, Part 2 of Article 1 of the Code stipulates that the  specifics of regulating individual areas of labor relations may be  established by law. In this regard, it should be noted that a number  of RA laws still retain provisions regarding the termination or  non-conclusion of employment contracts based on age.

In this regard, the presented package of bills proposes amendments to  the laws "On Civil Service," "On Public Service," "On Public Works,"  "On State Non-Commercial Organizations," "On Scientific and  Scientific-Technical Activities," "On the Protection of Personal  Data," and "On Vocational Education and Training," which would  eliminate the age limit for employment from these laws. By  eliminating the age limit imposed by the proposed amendments,  termination of employment with employees will be carried out on the  general basis established by law, without establishing an exceptional  age limit for termination.