Workforce Compliance, Change and Advisory

The KPMG Law team comprises labor law and resourcing experts who possess a unique blend of strategic business insight and practical legal expertise. When necessary, we collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists from various KPMG departments to deliver effective solutions that benefit both companies and their employees. Our range of services includes:

• Preparation and revision of labor documentation
• HR outsourcing
• Termination of labor contracts and employment procedures
• Resolving labor disputes
• Conducting due diligence
• HR structuring
• Developing incentive plans

By leveraging our diverse expertise, we provide comprehensive support to our clients, ensuring that their labor-related matters are handled with utmost professionalism and in compliance with relevant regulations. Our goal is to achieve the best outcomes for companies and their employees by delivering tailored and effective solutions that address their specific needs.

Kazakhstan labor law has undergone significant reforms over the last decade. Our team provides a full range of labor law services, including advice on current labor regulations, which helps clients to stay abreast of the latest changes.

• Analysis of the legal framework of Kazakhstan labor law in respect to the rights of disabled persons and preparation of a report to the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Kazakhstan with recommendations on amending the current Labor Code.
• Due diligence of HR documentation in a Kazakhstan branch of an Italian oil company.
• Advising a Korean engineering company on staff optimization in connection with reorganization.
• Advising a Kazakhstan mining company on issues of employment and dismissal of key employees.
• Advising a large Kazakhstan oil & gas service company on hiring foreign staff.
• Advising a branch of a major world leader in the development, production, and sale of drilling equipment on the issues of secondment of foreign staff to Kazakhstan.
• Advising a Danish wind turbine manufacturer in respect to the secondment of foreign personnel to Kazakhstan.
• Advising Wolt on the possibility of implementing a stock option plan in accordance with Kazakhstan laws.
• Assisting a branch of a Japanese trading corporation on the implementation of employee incentive plans.