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TKM-2016-L-105760
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Title_of_text
Law No. 411-V of 18 June 2016 "On Employment".
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Turkmenistan
Subjects (Classification)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-06-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Chapter I introduces general provisions, concerning, inter alia, general concepts, the main directions of the state policy in the sphere of employment, the concept of employed population, state guarantees in this sphere, also for the persons in need of state assistance, state fund for the promotion of employment.
Chapter II sets state regulation in the sphere of employment: inter alia, the state bodies implementing state regulation and their competencies.
Chapter III establishes the rights of citizens in employment sphere, in particular, the right to job placement, the right to information and consultation on the issues of employment, professional orientation, preparation, training, qualification improvement, also the right to job placement outside Turkmenistan.
Chapter IV regulates the organization of employment: inter alia, employment service, participation of employers in ensuring employment for the population, also the participation of trade unions and other representative bodies of workers in the promotion of employment, organization of paid public works, vocational training, engaging foreign workforce, voluntary insurance against unemployment.
Chapter V regulates the procedure of recognizing a person as unemployed, also the registration, withdrawal of registration of an unemployed, the rights and duties of an unemployed.
Chapter VI establishes social guarantees in case of loss of job: in particular, guarantees of material assistance to workers, released from job by employers, payment of unemployment allowances, also the amount of it.
Chapter VII sets final provisions.
Repeals the previous law of 12 November 1991 "On Employment" (Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta Turkmenistana, 1991, No. 16, P. 173).
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2016-07-01
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Gradual Entry dates region
Date of gradual entry into force
2017-01-01
Articles 8, 26, 27
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1991-11-12 (TKM-1991-L-70286)
Employment Act of 12 November 1991.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
legislation on-line
Publisher
Zolotoy Vek [Turkmenistan information site]
Country
Turkmenistan
URL
http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm
File
411.pdf (PDF in Russian)