Summary: According to the new amendments, the employment relations are now formalized through electronic agreements signed with enhanced electronic signatures, eliminating the need for paper contracts. Resignation notices, leave requests, and other employment-related documents can now be submitted through the electronic system as well. The requirement for a labor book when entering into new agreements is eliminated, with work activity now recorded electronically.
Commentary: The following significant amendments have been made to the Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter will be referred to as the 鈥淐ode鈥�) by the Law dated June 28, 2024 (hereinafter will be referred to as the 鈥淟aw鈥�):
1. Conclusion of the employment agreement in electronic form
Based on the amendments to the Code, employment relations are officially established when an employment agreement (except for cases where the Code specifically requires an employment agreement to be concluded on paper) is executed as an electronic document within the electronic information system of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter will be referred to as the 鈥渆lectronic system鈥�).
Before the amendments, conclusion, amendment, or termination of an employment agreement took effect only after the employer鈥檚 notice, submitted via enhanced electronic signature, was registered in the electronic system and a confirmation of the notice was electronically the employer.
In accordance with the amendments, conclusion and amendment will take effect after being executed through signing by means of an enhanced electronic signature by both parties.
Accordingly, employees must have an enhanced electronic signature (e.g. Asan Signature or SIMA signature) to fulfill the carry out the mentioned actions.
The requirement to conclude employment agreement on paper will not apply to employees in the mentioned category.
2. Submission of other documents related to employment relations in electronic form.
According to the amendments to the Code, an employee鈥檚 resignation notice can also be submitted to the employer through the electronic system.
Additionally, the employee鈥檚 leave request, as well as the employer鈥檚 orders and directives on other matters, certificates, references, and other documents, can also be submitted through the electronic system.
3. Requirements regarding the labor book.
According to the amendments, employees are no longer required to provide a labor book when entering into a new employment agreement, and the requirement to record information related to an employee鈥檚 work activity in the labor book is removed. Such information will now be recorded only through the electronic system (with the exception of employees working in some state bodies who are required to conclude an employment agreement on paper).
At the same time, work experience of employees whose employment agreements were terminated before July 1, 2014 (i.e. before launch of the electronic system for the registration of employment agreements), will be determined based on their labor book.
4. Termination of a fixed-term employment agreement
According to the amendments, if neither party provides written notice (either on paper or through the electronic system) of the termination of the fixed-term employment agreement at least 1 (one) week before its expiration, the agreement shall be automatically extended for the duration specified in the agreement.
Before the amendments, however, the notice could be given within 1 (one) week after the expiration of the fixed-term employment agreement.
Potential impact of the Law: Electronic agreements are expected to contribute to streamlining the process, allowing for quicker drafting and signing. Also, the fact that the application for the termination of the employment agreement by the employee could be submitted to the employer through the electronic system will allow to accurately determine the date of submission of such application which may occasionally become a point of dispute.
Many employees may view electronic agreements as more modern and convenient, but there could be resistance from those who are less comfortable with digital processes. Providing adequate support and clear communication about the process can help in gaining acceptance among the employees.
Furthermore, the reduction in paper usage contributes to environmental sustainability efforts by minimizing waste associated with traditional paper-based processes.
The Law has entered into force on August 12, 2024.
訕m蓹k M蓹c蓹ll蓹sin蓹 yeni d蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r olunmu艧dur
齿眉濒补蝉蓹: Yeni d蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r蓹 蓹sas蓹n 蓹m蓹k m眉nasib蓹tl蓹ri art谋q ka臒谋z da艧谋y谋c谋ya ehtiyac qalmadan g眉cl蓹ndirilmi艧 elektron imza vasit蓹sil蓹 elektron m眉qavil蓹 formas谋nda r蓹smil蓹艧diril蓹c蓹k. Xitam bildiri艧l蓹ri, m蓹zuniyy蓹t 蓹riz蓹l蓹ri v蓹 dig蓹r 蓹m蓹k m眉nasib蓹tl蓹ri il蓹 ba臒l谋 s蓹n蓹dl蓹r haz谋rda elektron sistem vasit蓹sil蓹 il蓹 d蓹 t蓹qdim edil蓹 bil蓹c蓹k. Yeni m眉qavil蓹l蓹r ba臒layark蓹n 蓹m蓹k kitab莽as谋n谋n t蓹qdim olunmas谋 t蓹l蓹bi aradan qald谋r谋l谋b, bel蓹 ki, i艧 f蓹aliyy蓹ti il蓹 ba臒l谋 m蓹lumatlar art谋q elektron formada qeyd蓹 al谋n谋r.
舰蓹谤丑: 28 iyun 2024-c眉 il tarixli Qanunla (bundan sonra 鈥淨anun鈥� adland谋r谋lacaq) Az蓹rbaycan Respublikas谋 茝m蓹k M蓹c蓹ll蓹sin蓹 (bundan sonra 鈥淢蓹c蓹ll蓹鈥� adland谋r谋lacaq) a艧a臒谋dak谋 m眉h眉m d蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r edilmi艧dir:
1. 茝m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin elektron s蓹n蓹d formas谋nda ba臒lan谋lmas谋
M蓹c蓹ll蓹y蓹 edilmi艧 d蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r蓹 蓹sas蓹n, 蓹m蓹k m眉nasib蓹tl蓹ri 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si (ka臒谋z da艧谋y谋c谋da 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si ba臒lan谋lmas谋 n蓹z蓹rd蓹 tutulan hallar istisna olmaqla) Az蓹rbaycan Respublikas谋 茝m蓹k v蓹 茝halinin Sosial M眉dafi蓹si Nazirliyinin elektron informasiya sistemind蓹 (bundan sonra 鈥渆lektron sistem鈥� adland谋r谋lacaq) elektron s蓹n蓹d formas谋nda ba臒lanmas谋 yolu il蓹 yaranacaq.
Bel蓹 ki, d蓹yi艧iklikl蓹rd蓹n 蓹vv蓹l 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin ba臒lan谋lmas谋, ona d蓹yi艧iklik edilm蓹si v蓹 ya xitam verilm蓹si i艧蓹g枚t眉r蓹nin bununla ba臒l谋 elektron sistem蓹 g眉cl蓹ndirilmi艧 elektron imza vasit蓹si il蓹 daxil edilmi艧 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si bildiri艧inin h蓹min elektron sistemd蓹 qeydiyyata al谋nmas谋ndan v蓹 bu bar蓹d蓹 i艧蓹g枚t眉r蓹n蓹 elektron qaydada m蓹lumat g枚nd蓹rilm蓹sind蓹n sonra h眉quqi q眉vv蓹y蓹 minirdi.
D蓹yi艧ikliy蓹 蓹sas蓹n,蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si v蓹 ya ona d蓹yi艧iklik t蓹r蓹fl蓹rin g眉cl蓹ndirilmi艧 elektron imzas谋 vasit蓹si il蓹 imzaland谋qdan sonra q眉vv蓹y蓹 min蓹c蓹k.
Buna m眉vafiq olaraq, i艧莽il蓹rin qeyd olunan h蓹r蓹k蓹tl蓹ri icra etm蓹si 眉莽眉n onlar g眉cl蓹ndirilmi艧 elektron imzaya (m蓹s蓹l蓹n, Asan 陌mza v蓹 ya SIMA 陌mza) malik olmal谋d谋r.
Qeyd olunan kateqoriya 眉zr蓹 i艧莽il蓹rl蓹 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin ka臒谋z da艧谋y谋c谋da ba臒lan谋lmas谋 t蓹l蓹b olunmayacaq.
2. 茝m蓹k m眉nasib蓹tl蓹ri il蓹 ba臒l谋 dig蓹r s蓹n蓹dl蓹rin elektron formada verilm蓹si.
M蓹c蓹ll蓹y蓹 edilmi艧 d蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r蓹 蓹sas蓹n, 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin i艧莽i t蓹r蓹find蓹n l蓹臒v edilm蓹si il蓹 ba臒l谋 蓹riz蓹 elektron sistem vasit蓹si il蓹 d蓹 i艧蓹g枚t眉r蓹n蓹 veril蓹 bil蓹c蓹k.
H蓹m莽inin, i艧莽inin m蓹zuniyy蓹tl蓹 ba臒l谋 蓹riz蓹si, i艧蓹g枚t眉r蓹nin dig蓹r m蓹s蓹l蓹l蓹rl蓹 ba臒l谋 蓹mr v蓹 s蓹r蓹ncamlar谋, aray谋艧, xasiyy蓹tnam蓹 v蓹 dig蓹r s蓹n蓹dl蓹r elektron sistem vasit蓹si il蓹 t蓹qdim oluna bil蓹c蓹k.
3. 茝m蓹k kitab莽as谋 il蓹 ba臒l谋 t蓹l蓹bl蓹r.
D蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r蓹 蓹sas蓹n (yeni 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si ba臒lan谋lark蓹n i艧莽il蓹rd蓹n 蓹m蓹k kitab莽as谋 t蓹l蓹b olunmur v蓹 i艧莽il蓹rin 蓹m蓹k f蓹aliyy蓹ti il蓹 ba臒l谋 m蓹lumatlar谋n 蓹m蓹k kitab莽alar谋nda qeyd edilm蓹si t蓹l蓹bi aradan qalx谋r (ka臒谋z da艧谋y谋c谋da 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si ba臒lan谋lmas谋 n蓹z蓹rd蓹 tutulan b蓹zi d枚vl蓹t orqanlar谋nda 莽al谋艧an i艧莽il蓹r istisna olmaqla). Bel蓹 ki, bu c眉r m蓹lumatlar yaln谋z elektron sistemi vasit蓹si il蓹 qeyd蓹 al谋nacaq.
Eyni zamanda 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹l蓹rin蓹 2014-c眉 il iyulun 1-d蓹k (y蓹ni 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹l蓹rinin qeydiyyata al谋nmas谋 眉莽眉n elektron sistemin i艧蓹 sal谋nmas谋ndan 蓹vv蓹l) xitam verilmi艧 i艧莽il蓹rin d蓹 蓹m蓹k staj谋 onlar谋n 蓹m蓹k kitab莽as谋 蓹sas谋nda m眉蓹yy蓹n edil蓹c蓹k.
4. M眉dd蓹tli 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sin蓹 xitam verilm蓹si
D蓹yi艧iklikl蓹r蓹 蓹sas蓹n m眉dd蓹tli 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin m眉dd蓹tinin bitm蓹sin蓹 az谋 (1) bir h蓹ft蓹 qalm谋艧 t蓹r蓹fl蓹rd蓹n he莽 biri dig蓹r t蓹r蓹fi m眉dd蓹tin bitm蓹sin蓹 g枚r蓹 m眉qavil蓹y蓹 xitam verilm蓹si bar蓹d蓹 yaz谋l谋 formada (ka臒谋z da艧谋y谋c谋da v蓹 ya elektron sistemi vasit蓹sil蓹) x蓹b蓹rdar etm蓹zs蓹, h蓹min 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹si 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sind蓹 g枚st蓹ril蓹n m眉dd蓹t蓹 uzad谋l谋r.
D蓹yi艧iklikl蓹rd蓹n 蓹vv蓹l is蓹 qeyd olunan x蓹b蓹rdarl谋q m眉dd蓹tli 蓹m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin m眉dd蓹ti bitdikd蓹n sonrak谋 1 (bir) h蓹ft蓹 蓹rzind蓹 veril蓹 bilirdi.
Qanunun m眉mk眉n t蓹sirl蓹ri: Elektron m眉qavil蓹l蓹rin prosesi sad蓹l蓹艧dirm蓹y蓹 k枚m蓹k edilm蓹si g枚zl蓹nilir, bu da m眉qavil蓹l蓹rin daha s眉r蓹tli t蓹rtib edilm蓹sin蓹 v蓹 imzalanmas谋na imkan yaradacaq. H蓹m莽inin, 茝m蓹k m眉qavil蓹sinin i艧莽i t蓹r蓹find蓹n l蓹臒v edilm蓹si il蓹 ba臒l谋 蓹riz蓹nin elektron sistem vasit蓹si il蓹 d蓹 i艧蓹g枚t眉r蓹n蓹 veril蓹 bilm蓹si t蓹cr眉b蓹d蓹 b蓹zi hallarda m眉bahis蓹 predmeti olan 蓹riz蓹nin verilm蓹 tarixini d蓹qiq m眉蓹yy蓹n etm蓹y蓹 imkan ver蓹c蓹k.
