Collective Bargaining Agreements

Regulatory and legal framework:

1. The Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Chapter 14);
2. Methodical recommendations for development of employees' remuneration system in privately owned entities dated 27 May 2016 (Chapter 4).

The labour legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on collective bargaining agreements is not comprehensive and contains only basic information about collective bargaining agreements drafting, negotiating, and signing procedures, as well as the content and structure of collective bargaining agreements.

A collective bargaining agreement is an agreement setting major employment terms and conditions in a company. The current labour legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) requires only one collective agreement in a company, whereas the old version of the Labour Code of the RK did not set any requirements as to the number of collective bargaining agreements in a company.