Some topical issues of improving the Labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The introduction to the article reveals the importance of labor law and legislation in the life of society, justifies the need for modern labor legislation capable of regulating labor relations at the appropriate level. The adoption of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan has made significant adjustments to the regulation of labor relations, which requires studying not only the provisions of the labor legislation, but also the law enforcement practice. The state, as a guarantor of the observance of labor rights of workers, is obliged to ensure that the provisions of national labor legislation comply with international standards and improve labor law regulations in the presence of gaps or other conflicts in law enforcement. Liberalization of labor legislation does not always have a positive effect, which was revealed during expert work in the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this article, based on an analysis of individual provisions of the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an attempt is made to identify problematic aspects of the regulation of labor relations. The article contains a number of recommendations for improving labor legislation.