Employment in Kazakhstan

How the one can find a job on his own

There are several job search methods that can be used simultaneously:

  • Through friends and acquaintances;
  • Through job search websites;
  • Through ads and communities in social networks;
  • through Employment centers.

Job search through friends and acquaintances

When you have some work experience, significant skills and achievements, then there will certainly be friends, acquaintances, current or former colleagues who can recommend you or at least give information about the availability of a suitable vacancy. A good recommendation helps much looking for a job.

Do not neglect this method even if you have no work experience, for example, if you are a university graduate or still a student. If you meet the minimum basic requirements for a job and additionally have at least some recommendation from friends, then the likelihood of employment increases markedly.

Search through recruiting sites

This is a common method of finding a job. Popular recruiting sites are quite convenient, effective and give results to both sides of the labor market, i.e. both job seekers and employers.

The principle of operation of these sites is almost the same for all.

  1. You need to register on it, fill in the data about yourself, which are converted into a readable resume for employers;
  2. Most HR managers in companies post vacancies on recruiting sites and tend to keep a close eye on applicants' responses. You need to make a habit of constantly monitoring job listings, getting acquainted with their details and responding to them through special mechanisms of the site or directly contacting the recruiter, if possible.

List of popular recruiting sites in Kazakhstan

– enbek.kz

– hh.kz

– market.kz

– olx.kz

Search through ads and communities in social networks

If you're active enough on social media, you can make a job posting and ask your followers for help getting the ad out to potential employers. At the same time, it is important to understand that the way you manage your account and what content you publish will directly affect the first impression of you as a person and a potential employee.

There are also many job search communities on social networks, which can be divided into certain areas of activity and regions. They can publish current vacancies from various companies and announcements of the applicants themselves. Subscribe to such communities and monitor them regularly. If you are looking for a job in some highly specialized field, then a suitable vacancy can be found in this way.

Contacting the Employment Center

If all of the above methods did not work, then you should contact the Employment Center to register as a job seeker. This can be done through an online service

– Job seekers registration

Required documents when visiting the Employment Center:

- An application

- Identity card;

– Employment book (if available);

– Diploma of education (if available).

After you are registered as a job seeker, the employees of the Employment Center will post your resume on the website of the State Labor Exchange enbek.kz and, if suitable vacancies are found, they will give referrals for them.

In the event that you were denied a job or it did not suit you for objective reasons, the employees of the Employment Center will continue to look for other options for you.

The national project provides for 10 tasks, 3 of which are aimed at promoting employment of the population: creating conditions for starting and developing their own business, supporting entrepreneurs through the organization of subsidized jobs and developing skills for the needs of entrepreneurs.

As part of the first task, district master plans have been outlined, training on entrepreneurship within the Bastau Business project will be conducted, and microcredits and grants will be provided to young entrepreneurs and citizens from socially vulnerable groups for the new business ideas implementation.

The second task implementation will be carried out with the help of relevant tools designed to increase the motivation of employers through subsidies, and young professionals will get the opportunity to improve their skills, find their calling or get temporary employment.

Thus, thanks to the “Youth practice”, “First Job”, “Contract of Generations”, various support measures are provided for people under 29 years old who do not have work experience under their specialty, have recently completed training, or do not have it at all.

For pre-retirement age persons the “Silver Age” project is being implemented.

Also, on -line training in demanded skills is carried out on the skills.enbek.kz platform, where a pool of short-term online courses has been formed, taking into account the industries and skills in demand.

When distributing jobs, remember that this job provides for partial subsidies from the state for no more than 12 months, taking into account all necessary deductions.

The monthly amount of salary subsidies for Program participants employed in social jobs, including taxes, mandatory social contributions and compensation for unused vacation, excluding payments for environmental allowances, is 35% of the established salary, but not more 20 MCI, determined by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year.

Youth practice is organized for graduates of educational organizations in order to obtain initial work experience for graduates in their industry (specialty). The amount of remuneration of individuals sent to youth practice from the republican budget is 30 MCI per month.

Public works are organized by employment centers to provide the unemployed with temporary employment. They do not require prior vocational training of the employee and are financed within the limits of the local budget and funds of employers at their request.

The following persons have the right to participate in public works:

  1. unemployed;
  2. students and high school students of general education schools during the summer holidays;
  3. persons who are not provided with work due to the downtime.

In order to increase the competitiveness of young people in the labor market and provide them with the necessary labor skills and adaptation in the first workplace, employment centers organize the employment of unemployed youth in the first workplace.

The organization of employment under the project "First Job" is carried out for graduates (including graduates of universities) who are looking for work for the first time, job seekers, unemployed persons, regardless of registration in the employment center, from among young people not older than twenty-nine years, including the NEET category with no work experience.

Employment under the project "First Job" of graduates seeking work for the first time is carried out in accordance with the specialty (industry) indicated in the vocational education diploma or related education profile.

Under the "First Job" project, the employer, on the basis of an agreement with the employment center, employs the participant for a permanent job for a period of at least 24 months, while the employment center subsidizes the salary for 1 year of work period.

The monthly subsidy from the local budget is 30 MCI (including taxes, mandatory social contributions, compensation for an unused annual leave and banking services) excluding payments for environmental allowances.

As part of additional employment promotion measures implementation for job seekers and unemployed persons, including for graduates of an educational organization, the employment centers at the request of employers organize the employment of participants with the subsequent replacement of an existing employee who has reached the retirement age.

Under the Generation Contract project, the employer, on the basis of an agreement with the employment center, employs the participant for a permanent job for a period of at least 18 months, while the employment center subsidizes wages for a 6 months of work period. The amount of the subsidy per month from the local budget is 30 MCI (including taxes, mandatory social contributions, compensation for unused labor leave and banking services) excluding payments for environmental allowances.

The Silver Age project is organized at enterprises and organizations of all forms of ownership, while employers who regularly make tax and other social contributions, who have no overdue payroll arrears, and who have been operating for more than one year, are allowed to participate.

Jobs under the Silver Age project are created outside of permanent jobs and vacancies for permanent jobs. Such jobs cannot be created in hard working conditions, work with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions and in industries/occupations belonging to the 9th group of low-skilled workers according to the National Occupations Classifier.

The term of participation in the Silver Age project is no more than 12 months, and during the period of participation, the employment center subsidizes a part of the salary of a person of pre-retirement age at the expense of the budget.

The monthly amount of wage subsidies is 50% of the salary, but not more than 30 (thirty) MCI, including taxes, mandatory social contributions, compensation for unused vacation and banking services, excluding payments for environmental allowances.

After the completion of the participation period, the employer employs persons of pre-retirement age in a permanent job until retirement.

In case of refusal to accept a person of pre-retirement age for permanent work, the employer reimburses the actual public expenses for the payment of a subsidized part of the wages to the unemployed.

To participate in the above subsidized jobs, the following documents are required:

  • application for participation;
  • a copy of an identity document;
  • a copy of the work book (if available); copies of the document on education (secondary education graduation diploma, certificate, diploma), as well as documents confirming the completion of training (certificate, certificate) if available;
  • a copy of a document confirming the availability of technical and vocational, post-secondary , higher and postgraduate education (for MP);
  • act of the employer on the transfer to part-time work or reduced working hours, or on the provision of social leave, or forced downtime, leave without pay (for part-time employees) (for PR);
  • certificate from the educational institution about being on vacation (for the PR).

After a successful interview and the consent of the employer to hire you, there is a need to collect a standard package of documents for concluding an employment contract.

An employment contract is a written agreement between an employer and a candidate, according to which the employer undertakes to provide the employee with certain work, ensure working conditions and pay wages in full on time, and the employee undertakes to perform this work and comply with the internal labor regulations of the organization.

The employment contract is drawn up in two copies, each of which is signed by both parties. One copy is given to you, the other is kept by the employer.

Necessary documents for concluding an employment contract:

  • identity card or passport (birth certificate for persons under the age of sixteen);
  • residence permit or certificate of a stateless person (for foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
  • a document on education, qualifications, availability of special knowledge or professional training when concluding an employment contract for a job that requires relevant knowledge, skills and abilities;
  • a document confirming labor activity (for persons with seniority);
  • a document on the passage of a preliminary medical examination (medical certificate “086 –У”).

In some cases, you may be required to provide a certificate of non-conviction. It can be obtained online

- Issuance of a certificate of the presence or absence of a criminal record

A person with disabilities is a person who has a health disorder with a persistent disorder of body functions due to diseases, injuries, their consequences, defects, which leads to a limitation of life and the need for social protection.

In the employment, persons with disabilities have the right to freely choose the type of activity, including labor, as well as to vocational training and retraining, rehabilitation and employment.

According to subparagraph 6) of Article 9 of the Law "On Employment", local executive bodies ensure the implementation of state policy in the field of employment by establishing a quota of jobs for persons with disabilities in the amount of 2% to 4% of the number of jobs, excluding jobs in heavy work, work with harmful, dangerous working conditions.

The quota is established by local executive bodies for organizations with a payroll number of employees:

  • from 50 to 100 people - in the amount of 2% of the payroll;
  • from 101 to 250 people - in the amount of 3% of the payroll;
  • over 251 people - in the amount of 4% of the payroll number of employees.

At the same time, public associations of disabled people, as well as organizations where the number of disabled people is more than 20% of the average annual number of employees, are not subject to a quota.

In the absence of unemployed persons with disabilities of working age in settlements who do not have medical contraindications for work, the quota in organizations located on the territory of these settlements is not established. This quota does not apply to persons of retirement age.

Within the 2021-2025 National Development of Entrepreneurship Project framework, persons with disabilities, along with other vulnerable segments of the population, have the right, on a priority basis, to take short-term training courses in specialties and qualifications in demand on the labor market, receive a grant on a non-reimbursable basis for the implementation of business -ideas in the amount of 400 monthly calculation indices, to find a job at subsidized jobs (social, public jobs, youth practice).

When expressing a desire to participate in the National Project, you must contact the Employment Center at the place of residence or use the portal "Electronic Labor Exchange".

In accordance with Article 131 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the employer makes compensation payments in connection with the loss of work, in the amount of the average monthly salary upon termination of the employment contract at the initiative of the employer in the event of liquidation of the employer, termination of the employment contract at the initiative of the employer in the event of a reduction in the number or staff, termination of the employment contract at the initiative of the employee in case of non-fulfillment by the employer of the terms of the employment contract.

The employer makes compensation payments in connection with the loss of work upon termination of the employment contract at the initiative of the employer in the event of a decrease in the volume of production, work performed and services rendered, which led to a deterioration in the economic condition of the employer, in the amount of the average salary for two months.

According to Article 96 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, upon termination of an employment contract, an employee who did not use or used incompletely paid annual leave is paid a compensation payment for the unused days of paid annual leave, which is calculated based on the average salary of the employee.

Social payment in case of job loss is appointed from the date of application of the participant of the system of compulsory social insurance for registration as unemployed in the employment center.

But in order to become unemployed , you need to register as a job seeker again, as described in the first step.

Then, the employment center within one working day from the date of registration assists you in finding a job by selecting a suitable job.

If the employment center after the expiration of this period has not found a suitable job for you , or you have refused the job offered, then the specialist of the employment center within one working day sends it electronically through the AIS "Labor Market" to the local employment agency of the population a draft decision on registering you as unemployed.

After that, the first head of the local employment body within one working day in the AIS "Labor Market" signs the decision on registration of the unemployed by means of an electronic digital signature. An employment center specialist within two working days from the date of the decision by the local employment authority issues a notice of registration as unemployed, or a notice of rejection.

After all these procedures, in the same place at the employment center, you can apply for a social payment in case of job loss.

  1. Identity card;
  2. An extract from the employer's act confirming the termination of the employment relationship for the following reasons - liquidation of the company, reduction in staff, reduction in the volume of production, work performed and services provided, which led to a deterioration in the economic condition of the employer.
  3. Unemployed registration certificate;
  4. Bank account number details.

You can apply for a social benefit by contacting the State Corporation "Government for Citizens" or through the online service (if you have information about registering as unemployed)

– Assignment of social benefits in cases of social risks: loss of work

The online service is available to natural persons, with the exception of those who have lost their jobs due to the liquidation of the company, downsizing or the deterioration of the economic condition of the employer.

The individually calculated amount, based on the average income for 2 years, is divided by 24 months, the resulting amount is multiplied by a factor of 0.4.

A participant in the system of compulsory social insurance, for whom social contributions were made, social payments in case of loss of work are assigned:

  • for 1 month - in the case when social contributions were made from 6 to 12 months;
  • for 2 months - in the case when social contributions were made from 12 to 24 months;
  • for 3 months - in the case when social contributions were made from 24 to 36 months;
  • for 4 months - in the case when social contributions were made from 36 to 48 months;
  • for 5 months - in the case when social contributions were made from 48 to 60 months;
  • for 6 months - in the case when social contributions were made from 60 and more months;