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Hiring in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz Republic, commonly known as Kyrgyzstan, is a small country located in Central Asia.
When negotiating terms of an employment contract and offer letter with an employee in the Kyrgyz Republic, it may be useful to keep the following in mind.
Employment contracts in Kyrgyzstan
In general, fixed-term contracts should not exceed 5 years.
In the Kyrgyz Republic, it’s legally required to put a written employment contract in place, in the local language, which spells out the terms of the employee’s compensation, benefits, and termination requirements. An offer letter and employment contract in the Kyrgyz Republic should always state the salary and any compensation amounts in Kyrgyzstani som rather than another currency.
Working hours in Kyrgyzstan
Typically, the standard workweek consists of 40 hours, divided into 5 days of 8 hours each.
Holidays in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz Republic celebrates 11 national holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Orthodox Christmas
- Homeland Defenders Day
- International Women’s Day
- Nowruz (Iranian or Persian New Year)
- Labor Day
- Constitution Day
- Victory Day
- Orozo Ait
- Independence Day
- Kurban Ait
Vacation days in Kyrgyzstan
Employees are generally entitled to 4 weeks of paid annual leave, which can be taken all at once or 2 weeks at a time.
Kyrgyzstan sick leave
In general, employees are entitled to paid sick leave.
Maternity and paternity leave in Kyrgyzstan
Expecting employees are entitled to 126 calendar days of maternity leave — 70 days must be used before the birth and 56 calendar days after the birth. Mothers are paid through the state social insurance.
Employees may also be eligible for unpaid maternity leave until the child reaches 18 months of age, and this can be increased by an additional 18 months. Any relative of the child is generally entitled to take this leave or to work part time or at home during maternity leave.
Health insurance in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz Republic provides free, primary healthcare to all citizens. Hospital care requires a co-payment.
Termination/severance in Kyrgyzstan
Probationary periods are limited to 3 months or less. For managers and similar positions, probationary periods are limited to 6 months. Either party can terminate employment during the probationary period by giving 3 days’ written notice.
Employees holding indefinite term contracts may be terminated based on the grounds stated in the labor code. The written notice period is dependent on the cause for termination.
Employees are generally entitled to a severance payment, the amount of which is dependent on the reason for termination.
Paying taxes in Kyrgyzstan
Employees must contribute 10% of their wages to social security and 10% as personal income tax.
Employers contribute 17.25% of wages as follows:
- 15% to the pension fund
- 2% to the compulsory social security fund
- 0.25% to the healthcare fund
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