28.04.2022 in 16:50

State Labor Inspector: to put forward their demands is the right of every employee. But there is a clear algorithm within the framework of the Labor Code and legislative acts

Since the beginning of 2022, state labor inspectors at 306 enterprises have identified wage arrears in the amount of 1.6 billion tenge. As a result of the measures taken, including the establishment of strict schedules and deadlines for paying off wage arrears, the rights of more than 4,000 employees have been protected. They were paid 1.3 billion tenge. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Labor, Social Protection and Migration of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Chief State Labor Inspector of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tolegen Ospankulov at a briefing in the Central Communications Service.

“As part of the social dialogue, work was carried out to increase the wages of over 1 million employees at 1.5 thousand enterprises by an average of 5% to 50%. Together with regional prosecutors, inspections are being carried out at 64 enterprises that employ a foreign labor force of more than 30 people, to ensure that employers comply with labor laws. The results of the inspections will be submitted to the Prosecutor General's Office and at the end of May, we believe, administrative or other measures will be taken against violators. It is worth noting, that recently, in some regions of the country, as I said in the Mangistau region, there have been labor conflicts, which often turn into spontaneous strikes. I want to state that, in principle, to put forward their own demands is the right of every person, employee. But at the same time, there is a Labor Code, legislative acts, in accordance with which an algorithm is provided: how exactly it is necessary for employees to put forward their demands. All previous protests were held without observing these norms,” the state inspector noted.

The procedure for consideration of collective labor disputes is clearly defined by the Labor Code: first, in the conciliation commission, in labor arbitration, in case of unresolved issues - in court.