2016 Labour Code Changes In Kazakhstan

Amendments to the Labour Code of Kazakhstan which came into effect on 1 January 2016, clearly favour employers.

Labour Code amendments signed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in November last year have been in effect since 1 January 2016, and clearly favour employers.

The most prominent changes in the labour code are as follows:

Termination

The termination notice period for the employee can be extended beyond one month An employees' application for reassignment can be recalled only with employer consent The employer is no longer required to notify an employee on probation seven calendar days prior to the cancellation of their labour agreement Under certain circumstances, employees can be reallocated to another employer and their existing labour agreement terminated A reduction in company activity, and the absence of an employee for more than one month with an unclarified reason, can form the basis for an employer to terminate a labour agreement. Business trips and salary

The coefficient of compensation for working during weekends and holidays is reduced from 2.0 to 1.5 Withholding unspent advances for business trips, expenses for unconfirmed business trips, education reimbursements and unearned salary advances require notice - but not employee consent The guarantee of 2/3 of an employee's average monthly salary in case of downtime is removed. Employers now pay only the amount reflective of the work actually completed, regardless of the period of downtime. Vacation

One part of the annual leave should not be shorter than two calendar weeks. Disciplinary and material responsibility

The limit of material responsibility of the employee in the amount of one monthly salary is removed The clause of...

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