Starting from July 1, 2023, Kazakhstan’s legislation would envisage the provision of a four-day working week, as several articles of the Labor Code have been amended in the Central Asian country.
Thus, parties may ink an employment contract permitting establishing a four-day working week alternating with a five-day or six-day working week. However, Sundays are a day off under any agreement of the parties. The second or third rest day for a five-day and (or) four-day working week shall be established by collective agreement or work schedule rules.
In addition, the Code stipulates that the total duration of overtime work must not exceed 12 hours per month for a four-day, five-day, and six-day week, and 120 hours per year to establish a cumulative working time record.
Earlier, Daryo reported President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev inked the new Social Codex of Kazakhstan.
According to the media, Ireland, Spain, and the UK have tested a 4-day workweek. The results proved that businesses participating in a six-month trial in the UK, which ended in December 2022, said switching to a 4-day workweek improved productivity, morale, and team culture.
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