Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The expert group of the Senate Committee of the Oliy Majlis on judicial and legal issues and combating corruption considered the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan in a new edition.

The event was attended by senators, experts, specialists and representatives of the media.

During the discussions, it was noted that the current version of the Labor Code, adopted in 1995, does not correspond to modern realities, it does not take into account the active development of new, diverse forms of involving citizens in labor activity, and sufficient conditions have not been created for the widespread use of flexible working regimes. , which, in particular, allow employers to choose simpler forms of attracting additional workers to work.

The senators noted that when developing the Labor Code in the new edition, the experience of foreign states and international organizations, including Germany, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain, Latvia, Estonia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the CIS countries, was deeply studied.

A special part of the Labor Code in the new edition is devoted to individual institutions of labor law and includes new norms such as employment, individual labor relations, vocational training, retraining and advanced training of workers, specifics of labor regulation of certain categories of workers, protection of labor rights of workers, consideration of labor disputes.

In addition, the document establishes the provision of employees of state power and management bodies instead of the previously provided not 24 calendar days, but an extended annual leave of twenty seven calendar days.

At the meeting, the experts of the Committee widely discussed the proposals received from the relevant government and non-government organizations, social networks and citizens. In particular, the author analyzes the basic principles of legal regulation of individual labor relations and public relations directly related to them, factors of discrimination in labor relations, proposals for performance checks and collective labor disputes.

It was noted that the adoption of the new edition of the Labor Code contributes to ensuring the interests of workers and employers, increasing their involvement in social interaction, the active development of new forms of employment, bringing the provisions of the Labor Code in line with international law, including those ratified by the Republic of Uzbekistan international treaties.

Based on the results of the meeting of the working group, proposals and recommendations regarding the conclusion of the Committee were presented.