There is a job, but what jobs are offered on the Internet?

In Armenia, people are forced to work more and more in the conditions of high inflation, rising prices of various products, especially food, and the absence of indexation in the public and private sector. In order to cover the expenses that are increasing day by day, many people are looking for a second or third job in addition to the main job. Many citizens admit that after shopping in a store, they begin to count the cost of shopping.

“You buy several products, you get about 10,000 drams. I don’t believe my eyes every time, I check with my phone. Before, I could buy a lot of food and hygiene products for the same amount of money. Everything has become more expensive: food, clothes, cleaning products. Living has become even more difficult,” says Mrs. Gayane, a resident of Yerevan, who is a single pensioner.

Of course, an old woman cannot work at the age of 78, especially in the case of the existing demands of the labor market, instead she expects more money from her son living in the USA. Winter is ahead, the costs will increase.

Mrs. Susanna says that everything has become more expensive, the salary has remained the same, she has to find a second job, it will be convenient in the evening hours. The husband also drives a taxi at late hours so that they can take care of the minimum needs of the children.

Such a high demand for labor, in turn, affects the labor market, which is already full of problems and rights violations. When earning daily bread and taking care of children becomes an overriding problem, the protection of labor rights is pushed to the secondary, tertiary plan.

n the Armenian sector of Facebook, there are many pages with names such as “There is a job”, “I am looking for a job”, where work from home in the evening hours is especially in demand. It is possible to go home after work and work again.

Studying these pages, we noted that most of the offers are made by the service sector, mostly conditions are offered in violation of the requirements of the law, and the list of requirements and responsibilities for the future employee begins and does not end.

They require higher education, excellent knowledge of languages, computer programs, high human qualities, being responsible, agile, dutiful, smiling, and several years of work experience.

We are not even talking about duties. the employee should come and increase the volume of sales, answer phone calls, negotiate, keep registers… and a salary of 120-150 thousand AMD. There is generally no mention of being registered.

After looking at the job announcements and talking with people, you come to the conclusion that in Armenia people mostly live to work, not work to live. For example, what kind of entertainment and rest are we talking about when the working day stretches for 10-12 hours, or after finishing the first job, you have to run to the second one?

Another problem pointed out by the participants of the group is the unpaid trial period… The administrator of the group reminds the employers that the trial period is paid.

Now imagine a person who does not receive money for several months. His shoes wear out, his clothes wear out, maybe he doesn’t have money for food and comes to work malnourished, maybe the work is far away and he takes a bus. And imagine those months pass and you say that he did not pass the probationary period. That means working for free for a few more months.

Don’t wait until you get fined to start providing a decent living for your employees, after all they are working during those months and should be paid for their work. It’s not a favor you have to do. We need decent compatriots. Be dignified and make your employees dignified people”…

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