ATTENTION! Participate in the contest "Paryz"!
The annual contest on social responsibility of business "Paryz", established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 23, 2008 No. 523, will be held this year.
The competition on social responsibility of business "Paryz" is aimed at forming and increasing the corporate social responsibility of private business entities to society for further improving 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.
Organizations in which the shares and the state's share in the authorized capital amount to more than 50 percent are not allowed to participate in the competition.
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.
The competition is held annually at the regional and national levels in the following categories:
In this category considers the activities of the candidates, implementing social programs to support its staff, social adaptation of people with disabilities and the welfare of society as a whole (organization of labor remuneration and social benefits, the system of professional training and retraining of personnel, manpower greatest number of people with disabilities and so on);
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;
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.
This category considers the activities of applicants who have significantly distinguished themselves in the implementation of environmental (environmental) programs, activities and projects aimed at improving the state of the environment, recycling and waste disposal.
The competition establishes a special award "The best social project of the Year".
This special award considers social projects implemented by businesses that promote employment and / or improve the living conditions of socially vulnerable and low-income segments of the population.
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 Grand Prix is awarded in the categories "Large Business Entity" and "Small and Medium-sized business Entity".
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.
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 the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including overdue arrears of 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.
Terms of the competition:
before 1 July each year, the reception by the local Executive bodies of applications;
until October 1, each year-the local executive bodies send to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan preliminary conclusions of regional commissions, commissions of cities of republican significance and the capital on social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations, applications of applicants for participation in the competition in one copy;
December-summing up, awarding the winners.
To participate in the competition, applicants submit materials to local executive bodies in two copies on paper and electronic media, 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:
- the 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.
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