Salary by timesheet
Pay for the hours the timesheet actually shows: the hourly rate from the basic wage, overtime, night hours and work on holidays — and the net after taxes. RA Labour Code, articles 180, 184, 185.
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The monthly norm is a suggestion from the 2026 work calendar — edit it freely. The Labour Code does not fix this number: article 180 leaves it to the contract, the collective agreement or the employer's own act.
Night hours are a supplement, not extra time — count them again here even though they are already in the hours above.
Careful with rest days: article 185 doubles the pay for a holiday, and for a rest day only when the work was NOT in the schedule. Scheduled work on a rest day — a shift worker's Saturday — carries no statutory doubling. Ask an accountant before paying it double.
That is above the annual overtime limit of 180 hours (art. 146). The limit is also 4 hours across any two consecutive days.
A timesheet with night shifts and holidays is where payroll errors hide — and where the labour inspectorate looks first.
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It starts with the hourly rate. Article 180(2.1) of the RA Labour Code defines it as the current month's basic wage divided by that month's total working hours. Two details matter: the numerator is the basic wage, without supplements or bonuses (article 178(3)); and the denominator — the monthly norm — is not fixed by the Code. It is set by legislation, the collective or employment contract, the employer's own act or the parties' agreement. That is why the norm is an editable field here.
Overtime. On top of the hourly rate a supplement of at least 50% of it is paid (article 184(1)), so one overtime hour costs 1.5 rates. Limits: no more than 4 hours across two consecutive days, and 180 hours a year (article 146).
Night work. Night time is 22:00 to 06:00 (article 148). Each night hour adds at least 30% of the rate (article 184(1)). It is a supplement, not extra time — those hours are already counted among the hours worked.
Holidays and rest days. The mechanism differs here. Article 185 says neither "on top" nor "supplement": the work is remunerated at at least double. That is 2.0 rates, not 3.0. By agreement of the parties, another paid rest day within the month, or a day added to annual leave, may replace the double pay.
Example: ֏500,000 basic wage, July, a 184-hour monthly norm. The hourly rate is ֏2,717. With 168 normal hours, 10 overtime, 20 night and 8 holiday hours the gross is ֏557,065.
How is the hourly rate determined?
The month's basic wage divided by that month's total working hours (article 180(2.1)). It is not the average wage: the article 195 average applies only where the law expressly guarantees an "average wage" — leave, idle time, paid breaks.
What is paid for overtime?
The hourly rate plus a supplement of at least 50% — 1.5 rates an hour in total (article 184(1)).
Is holiday work paid triple?
No. Article 185 requires at least double — 2.0 rates — not normal pay plus double. That differs from article 184, which says expressly "on top of the hourly rate".
What if the rest day is a working day on the rota?
Article 185(1) doubles the pay where the work is not in the schedule, and article 185(2) covers scheduled work on a holiday. Scheduled work on a rest day falls outside the article. Check with an accountant before paying double.
How much overtime is allowed?
No more than 4 hours across two consecutive days and 180 hours a year (article 146). Total working time including overtime cannot exceed 12 hours a day or 48 a week (article 139).
Sources: RA Labour Code arts. 139, 146, 148, 178, 180, 184, 185. Rates as of 2026-08-02.