Sanitek Armenia employee claims compensation from the company for the damage caused
16:38, March 26, 2018 | News, Own newsThe employees of Sanitek International, the company which deals with waste management and sanitation works in Yerevan, regularly alert that they are treated poorly by their employer, and this treatment has different manifestations.
A few months ago, there were publications in the mass media, according to which the employees of the Company were forced to work overtime and were not paid for their overtime. At the beginning of the year 2016, the employees held protests due to salary cuts and non-payment of salaries.
Z. A., who had lost capacity for work while performing his work duties, turned to HCA Vanadzor in order for the Organization to defend his rights and on March 3, 2018 filed with the court a claim against Sanitek International for compensation for the damage caused.
Z. A. had performed sanitation works for the Company on a contractual basis. On March 24, while performing his work duties on Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan, he was run over by a car. As a result, he was amputated and lost his capacity for work. Z. A. has been unable to work since April 1, 2017.
Pursuant to the provisions of the RA Civil Code, the employer is obligated to compensate him for the damage caused to his health in the amount of the salary he could receive if he had not lost his capacity for work, as well as for the expenses incurred due to the deterioration of his health.
According to the standards established, Z. A. lost 70% of his capacity for work; therefore, the amount to be compensated constitutes 70% of his gross salary.
Incidentally, pursuant to the provisions of the RA Civil Code, the amount to be compensated cannot be decreased in the case of receiving disability benefits or a pension.
With the application submitted to the General Court of Jurisdiction of Yerevan, HCA Vanadzor advocate Arayik Zalyan, Z. A.’s representative, claimed compensation for the damage caused by loss of capacity for work since April 1, 2017.
The Court started proceedings based on the application and scheduled a preliminary court hearing for May 8, 2018.