Foreign workers in Kazakhstan: everything an employer should know

Ladies and Gentlemen!

In view of the NEW RULES which establishes quotas and TERMS for granting employers permits to employ foreign workers, which has been adopted by the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lex Analitik Training Centre would like to invite you to attend our seminar on “Foreign workers in Kazakhstan: EVERYTHING an employer should know”, to be held on February 15-16th, 2012 in Almaty.

Duration of the seminar: 9 am to 6 pm.

The purpose of the Seminar is to examine new rules of setting up quotas for attracting foreign workers and new terms and procedures for granting employers permits for foreign workers, changes introduced to Immigration and Employment Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2012; to help you to gain a greater understanding of the potential problems and challenges local companies might face when employing foreign workers, and to establish effective personnel policies within your organization.

The Seminar will thoroughly examine:

•    The Rules of establishing quotas for attracting foreign workers in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Terms and conditions for granting permits to employers to attract foreign workers and permits to foreign workers for employment, approved by the Republic of Kazakhstan Government Regulation of January 13th, 2012.
•    Tripartite / trilateral agreement (Kazakhstan – Russian Federation – Belarus) on the legal status of migrant workers and their family members enacted from January 1st, 2012.
•    Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on ‘On migration of the population’ adopted on July 25th, 2011.

Having attended the Seminar you will have an understanding of:

•    Changes introduced to the procedure of attracting foreign employees;
•     The employment of foreign workers, from the procedures for obtaining working visas and permits to employ foreign labour through to the signing of a contract of employment
•    HR records management, the procedure of remuneration for foreign workers, payment of travel expenses and taxation of the employment income of foreign employees;
•     The rules applied to foreign nationals while residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
•    The liability for the violation of the procedures for employing and using foreign workers as prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
•    Changes and amendments to the above procedures and rules introduced by the newly adopted legislation.
•    And other issues.

We look forward to welcoming all interested parties, senior managers, financial and HR directors, lawyers and accountants.

Seminar Speakers:

•    Anastasia Mikhailovna Kurasova – Business training specialist, PhD in Economics, Professor, one of the authors of the Commentary to the Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

•    Marina Kamendrovskaya – associate director of Lex Analitik Law Firm, Training Centre Manager;

•    Yuliya Erlykina – Training Centre Lawyer

Guest speakers:

• A representative of the Almaty Office of the Kazakhstan Migration Service;
• A representative of the Almaty Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

Seminar Cost is 75,000KZT.  The cost includes seminar attendance, refreshments (lunch, 2 coffee breaks); comprehensive hand out materials in both electronic and hard copy formats, certificate of completion; free consultations of our lawyers on the seminar-related issues for one month after completion.

Discounts: Companies sending more than 2 employees will receive a 10% discount. Lex Analitik Law Firm clients enjoy 15% discount.

Venue: Almaty, "Shera" Hotel, 282, Furmanova Street, corner of Khadgimukhana Street.

To register and if you require any further information regarding our training programs please contact Ms. Assel Egizbayeva, Training Centre Administrator, by calling  8(727)258-48-88/89, 8 701 472 7777, or e-mail a.egizbaeva@lexanalitik.kz

Please note that registration for the seminar finishes on 13 February 2012.

Looking forward to welcoming you at the seminar!

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