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03/21/2026
Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 23 November 2015 No. 414-V
Year: 2015
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Work & Workplace rights
Description
The purpose of the Law “Labor Code” is to regulate the rights and obligations of employers and employees, establish conditions and guarantees for a safe, fair, and non-discriminatory working environment under employment contracts, and set out legal mechanisms for protecting workers’ rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Selected provisions
1. Conclusion of an employment contract is allowed with citizens who have reached the
age of sixteen.
2. The employment contract may be concluded with:
1) citizens who have reached the age of fifteen years, if they obtained a basic secondary,
general secondary education in organization of secondary education;
2) pupils who have reached the age of fourteen, to perform work when they are free from
their studies, which does not cause harm to health and does not impede the learning process;
3) persons who have not reached the age of fourteen, in the organizations of
cinematography, theaters, theatrical and concert organizations, circuses for participation in
creation and (or) performance of works without prejudice to health and moral development,
subject to the conditions specified in subparagraph 2) of this paragraph.
3. In cases specified in this Article, paragraph 2, an employment contract must be signed
with a minor by one of his legal representatives.
Footnote. Article 31 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
04.05.2020 № 321-VІ (shall enter into force upon the expiry of ten calendar days from the
day of the first official publication).