Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 19 DECEMBER 2019

Kazakhstan To Launch Electronic Employment Agreements

The Draft Law on Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Labour Issues has been drawn up and is being reviewed ...

KazakhstanEmployment and HR

The Draft Law on Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Labour Issues has been drawn up and is being reviewed by the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan1.

Provisions of the Draft Law will, inter alia, govern the implementation of electronic employment agreements and the unified record system for employment agreements ("e-Hr System"). It is expected that the Draft Law will become effective by the middle of 2020.

Electronic Employment Agreements

According to the Draft Law, employer and employee will be able to sign employment agreements as an electronic document using digital signatures ("electronic employment agreements"). The use of paper-based employment agreements will continue to be possible. According to the Ministry of Labour2, the introduction of electronic agreements will create conditions for abandoning paper employment agreements and other paper documents (including work record books), thereby

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

About Dentons

Dentons is the world's first polycentric global law firm. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2015 Global Elite Brand Index, the Firm is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value in new and inventive ways. Driven to provide clients a competitive edge, and connected to the communities where its clients want to do business, Dentons knows that understanding local cultures is crucial to successfully completing a deal, resolving a dispute or solving a business challenge. Now the world's largest law firm, Dentons' global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients of any size in more than 125 locations serving 50-plus countries. www.dentons.com.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

See more popular content from