Revision with changes and additions,
introduced by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
dated August 1, 2014 No. 873
APPROVED
By Presidential Decree
Republic of Kazakhstan
from January 23, 2008 N 523
Rules of the contest on social responsibility
responsibilities of the Paryz business"
General provisions
The contest on social responsibility of business "Paryz" (hereinafter - the contest) is aimed at forming and increasing the corporate social responsibility of private business entities to society in order to further improve the well-being of the population.
Objectives of the competition:
1) encouraging private business entities to address social issues both for their employees and for society as a whole;
2) demonstration and wide dissemination of positive experience in this field.
The competition, which can be attended by private business entities (hereinafter referred to as applicants), is held throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Based on the decision of the Commission for Determining the Winners in the competition (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), the titles of laureates are awarded annually in the following categories::
1) small and medium-sized businesses;
2) a large business entity.
Applicants must submit their social programs aimed at improving the well-being of society in general and employees of the private enterprise in particular, confirming their corporate social responsibility.
Programs and their projects include activities that are implemented by applicants independently and/or in partnership with civil society institutions and local executive bodies and are aimed at achieving positive changes in the social sphere.
Social responsibility should increase competitiveness.
The procedure for holding the contest on social
responsibility of business " Paryz"
The competition is organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, local executive bodies, the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the organizers).
4-1. The competition is held annually at the regional and national levels in the categories specified in paragraph 13 of these Rules.
Participation in the regional and national stages of the competition is free of charge.
Applicants draw up and submit materials on paper and electronic media to the local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital, in accordance with these Rules.
Applicants who are eligible to participate in the competition are:
1) operate for at least three years;
2) are not in the stage of liquidation, are not recognized as bankrupt;
3) have not eliminated violations of labor legislation, including overdue arrears on wages and other payments to employees;
4) do not have collective labor disputes with employees;
5) carry out social and charitable activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which should not be aimed at supporting political, trade union and religious organizations;
6) in the application for participation in the competition, they indicated reliable information, as well as submitted documents in full.
The organizers provide:
1) equal conditions for all applicants;
2) confidentiality of information representing a trade secret;
3) non-disclosure of information about the results of the competition before the date of their official announcement.
Terms of the competition:
1) January - announcement of the start of the contest;
2) until July 1, annually-acceptance of applications by local executive bodies;
3) until October 1, each year-sending by local executive bodies to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan preliminary conclusions of the regional commissions on social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations and applications of applicants for participation in the competition in one copy;
4) December-summing up the results, awarding the winners.
Local executive body:
1) develops and approves the regional action plan for the competition;
2) form an expert working group to evaluate the applications of applicants, which includes representatives of the chamber of entrepreneurs of the regions, the city of republican significance and the capital, territorial associations of trade unions;
3) organizes informing organizations about the procedure for conducting the competition.
To participate in the competition, applicants submit materials to local executive bodies in two copies, which include:
1) a completed application in accordance with the annex to these rules;
2) the applicant's report, which is a self-assessment of the level of its activities and specific results on corporate social responsibility.
The applicant's report must include:
history of a legal entity or individual;
organizational structure;
other additional information;
3) appendix to the report (a copy of the collective agreement and other documents);
4) a questionnaire filled out in accordance with the form established by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and posted on its Internet resource.
The criteria that characterize the capabilities and results of the applicant's activities are determined by the organizers of the competition.
11-1. The local executive body requests from the relevant state bodies information confirming the accuracy of the information provided by the applicants in the applications for participation in the competition, and checks the applicants for compliance with the requirements specified in paragraph 6 of these Rules.
If any non-compliance with the requirements for applicants is detected, a written notification of the rejection of the application for participation in the competition is sent.
11-2. Expert working groups, based on the criteria specified in paragraph 11 of these Rules, evaluate applicants ' applications and prepare expert opinions.
11-3. The regional commissions for social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations form a preliminary conclusion based on the conclusions of expert working groups.
After reviewing the preliminary conclusions of the regional commissions on social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan forms the final conclusion and submits it and the materials of the applicants to the Commission for consideration.
The Commission, based on the submitted materials, determines the winners and decides on awarding the titles of laureates of the competition in the following categories:
1) "The best socially responsible enterprise".
This category considers the activities of applicants who implement social programs aimed at supporting their own staff, social adaptation of people with disabilities and improving the well-being of society as a whole (organization of remuneration and social benefits, systems of professional training and retraining of personnel, employment of the largest number of people with disabilities, and so on);
2) "The best enterprise in the field of labor protection".
This category considers the activities of applicants who create working conditions that allow them to preserve the health of employees in the course of their work;
3) "The best collective agreement".
This category considers collective agreements that significantly improve and strengthen the labor and social rights of employees provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4) "For contribution to the environment".
This category considers the activities of applicants who have significantly distinguished themselves in the implementation of environmental (ecological) programs aimed at improving the state of the environment.
13-1. Grand Prix-the highest award of the competition is awarded to the applicant who has achieved the highest results in the work and implementation of the principles of corporate social and environmental responsibility.
The winners of the competition are awarded a corresponding diploma, an emblem and a distinctive sign (statuette).
The award ceremony of the winners of the competition is held annually in a solemn atmosphere.
The media coverage of the contest, the achievements of its applicants in solving social issues, the procedure for awarding the winners of the contest, as well as the publication of the list of winners is carried out with the assistance of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Communications and Information.
16-1. Local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital provide coverage in the local media of the process of holding the regional stage of the competition and publish a list of candidates recommended for participation in the republican stage of the competition.
16-2. The organizers and local executive bodies of the regions, cities of republican significance and the capital will organize the dissemination of the best experience of social responsibility on the example of the winners of the competition.
The winners of the competition receive the right to use the logo of the competition for advertising purposes for three years after the award of this title. It is not allowed to re-nominate for the title of the winner of the competition within two years after receiving this title in a certain category.
APPROVED
By Presidential Decree
Republic of Kazakhstan
from January 23, 2008 N 523
Regulations on the Commission for awarding the titles of Laureates
competition on social responsibility of business " Paryz"
General provisions
The Commission for awarding the titles of laureates of the contest on social responsibility of business "Paryz" (hereinafter - the Commission) is formed from among the heads of central state bodies, republican associations of employees and republican associations of employers.
The official composition of the Commission is approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.