Answer: At present time, JSC Almalyk MMC employs the candidates online https://www.agmk.uz/ru/vacancy, subject to availability of vacancies and personnel needs, to select applicants for vacant positions in trade and professional jobs and to equip the complex with qualified workers, employees and specialists.

The applicant’s professional aptitude and competencies are determined in the process of preliminary selection through testing and interviews, and, if necessary, practical exams for the position.

Citizens seeking employment must personally submit the following documents:

- passport;

- Employment Record Book or E-Employment Records Book from MyGov.uz (except those not worked before);

- A diploma of education certifying the possession of a profession or qualification, original or a copy certified in the established manner - for persons who have a profession;

- In addition to the specified documents, disabled persons must present a conclusion from the Medical and Labor Expert Commissions (MLEC) with recommendations for nature and conditions of work.

Information about employment is published on the official website of “Almalyk MMC” JSC- www.agmk.uz , and social media: on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/agmkofficial, Telegram-channel https://t.me/ao_agmk.

Answer: To obtain a salary statement, you must contact the archive of Almalyk MMC JSC (in person or by sending a request by email to info@agmk.uz) with a written application to the accounting archive and attach a copy of passport and work record book for work at the Complex. The request will be processed within 30 days from the date of registration. Following the processing, the archive shall send the applicant an archive statement, certified by the director with a corner stamp and seal. The salary is indicated in the archive statement in accordance with the monetary denominations (UZS) in effect during the period for which information is requested. They are included in the statement as they are set out in the archive documents. Archive statements are issued to the applicant in person upon presentation of a passport, or upon presentation of a appropriate power of attorney, executed in the prescribed manner. An electronic version is also sent by e-mail, and the original documents are sent to the applicant’s home address by mail.

Mazkur aksiyalarni reestrda rasmiylashtirish (yangilash) haqidagi ma'lumotlar bilan "Olmaliq KMK" AJ www.agmk.uz  veb-saytidagi "Aksiyadorlarga" bo’limining "Rezident bo'lmagan aksiyadorlar" sahifasida tanishishingiz mumkin. Demak, sizga tegishli bo’lgan pul miqdorini tegishli tarzda rasmiylashtirilgan ishonchnoma bo’yicha harakat qiluvchi ishonchli shaxslar orqali olishingiz mumkin. Aksiyadorning yashash joyi bo’yicha notarial tarzda rasmiylashtirilgan ishonchnomaga yo’l qo’yiladi.

Kombinat o’zining O’zbekiston Respublikasi hududidan tashqarida yashovchi sobiq xodimlariga sog’lig’iga yetkazilgan zararni qoplash uchun pul mablag’larini har oyda va o’z vaqtida "O’zbekiston pochtasi" AJ orqali o’tkazib turadi. 

Rossiya Federasiyasiga o’tkazilishi lozim bo’lgan barcha o’tkazmalar miqdori O’zbekiston Respublikasi Bosh pochtasida to’planib boriladi, va bu yerda valuta ayirboshlanadi va zararni qoplash uchun to’lovlar  miqdorlari egasiga jo’natiladi.

O’zbekiston Respublikasi Bosh pochtasi valuta mablag’larining to’planishiga qarab, Sizga tegishli bo’lgan pul mablag’larini  majburiy tarzda pochta o’tkazmalari orqali jo’natadi.

Answer: Currently, being an employee of the plant, it is possible to get a higher education at the same time. You can enroll in the general procedure for correspondence and evening departments of universities in the appropriate direction.

To do this, you can submit the relevant documents to the admissions committees of universities and pass the test tests. 

Please explain the meaning of paragraph 6 of Article 161 of the new Labor Code – “Termination of an employment contract at the initiative of the employer”. “the substantiation of termination of an employment contract means the occurrence of one of the following reasons (grounds): other reasons (grounds) established by this Code and other laws.” What is included in “other reasons (grounds)” established by this Code?

The question was clarified by expert and head of the HR department of “Norma”, Valeria LYANDRES:

 – In order to understand and correctly apply the new Labor Code with regard to the termination of an employment contract at the initiative of the employer, we suggest to look through the comparative table:

Transfer to another permanent job in JSC "Almalyk KMK" can be carried out by mutual consent of the employer and employee on the basis of Articles 138 and 140 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

At the written request of the Employee, he/she may be granted leave without pay, the duration of which is determined by agreement between the Employee and the Employer, but shall not exceed continuously or cumulatively three months within a calendar year from the date of the last leave without pay.

During the period of quarantine measures, the introduction of a state of emergency and in other cases that threaten the life or normal living conditions of the entire population or part of it, upon written application of the employee, the continuous or total duration of leave without pay may be increased, but not exceeding six months, unless otherwise provided by law.

A probationary period can be indicated in an employment contract only when hiring an employee (part 4 of article 129 of the Labor Code).

Men are eligible to receive a pension at age 60, with 25 years of work experience, and women at age 55, with 20 years of work experience.

Preferential age pensions may be assigned:

irrespective of age based on List No. 1;

with decrease of age to 10 years based on List No. 2;

with decrease of age to 5 years based on List No. 3;

to disabled veterans and similar persons, mothers of children with disabilities, midgets and dwarfs;

to women upon reaching 54 years of age and having 20 years of work experience.

In the event of dismissal due to staff reduction or liquidation of the enterprise, men at 58 years of age with 25 years of work experience and women at 53 years of age with 20 years of work experience are awarded an early pension.

Early retirement is also assigned to persons recognized as unemployed.

To apply for a pension, you can submit an application to the Pension Fund departments:

Employed persons - through the organization’s administration;

members of farming enterprises and individual entrepreneurs - independently;

unemployed persons - independently.

Documents for pension assignment:

a document confirming general work experience, as well as special work experience;

statement of salary.

If necessary, other documents may be required to assign a pension.

Pension assignment period:

when applying within 60 days from the date of the acquisition of right to a pension, reaching the age and having work experience - from the date of the acquisition of right to a pension;

if the 60-day period is not observed – from the date of application for a pension.

The pension is shifted from the first day of the month following the month in which the pensioner has submitted the relevant application and all necessary documents.

Foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan are assigned pensions in the above-mentioned manner.

To contact the Extrabudgetary Pension Fund, call the hotline 1140;

To contact the People’s Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, follow the link or call the hotline 1106;

We are transferring one of our employees to another position at his request. How long can we give him a probationary period?

A probationary period can be indicated in an employment contract only when hiring an employee (part 4 of article 129 of the Labor Code).

The individuals effectively combining production or teaching activities with scientific work, shall be granted sabbatical leave with retention of the average monthly salary and position at the place of main work for a period of:

• up to 3 months to complete a thesis paper for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and authors of manuscripts of textbooks and teaching aids;
• up to 6 months to complete a thesis paper for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc)

According to paragraph 11 of the Regulation on business trips in the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 424 dated August 2, 2022, an employee on a business trip is subject to the working hours and rest time of the organization to which he is detached. This shall mean that if the host organization has established days off, the seconded employee is also exempt from performance of work duties on these days.

Thus, an employee on a business trip may, on his own initiative, visit his home on weekends without having to obtain permission from the employer or apply for unpaid leave.

Some employees at the Complex are agree to receive wages once a month. Isn’t this considered a violation?

Payment of wages only once a month is prohibited, even if the employee himself makes such a request to the employer!

The terms for payment of wages are established in the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Article 253) and the Collective Agreement of Almalyk MMC JSC (clause 5.4) and cannot be less than once every two weeks. Moreover, the gap between payments for the first and second half of the month should not exceed 16 calendar days.

Only on a few special occasions, for certain categories of employees, the Government may establish other terms for the payment of wages (Part 2 of Article 253 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan)

The terms of employment agreements and contracts that worsen the position of employees in comparison with legislative provisions shall be invalid (Article 8 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan). Therefore, it is not allowed to pay wages once a month, even if the employee himself wants it.

Firstly, the agreement on payment of wages once a month worsens the employee’s position compared to the provisions of Article 253 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and, therefore, is invalid.

Secondly, Article 253 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan clearly, without any reservations, establishes the employer’s obligation to pay employees every two weeks. Thus, payment of wages less frequently than established violates labor legislation.

For payment of wages once a month instead of twice, the employer may be subject to administrative liability and a fine.

In accordance with paragraph 5.4 of the Collective Agreement of Almalyk MMC JSC, the following terms for payment of wages are established:

• payments for the first half of the month – by the 26^th day of the current month;
• payments for the second half of the month – by the 10^th day of the following month.

If the payment day falls for a weekend or a public holiday, the salary is paid the day before.

Sandjar Kasimov

Head of Legal Department of the AMMC

The issue of rotation is not directly regulated by labor legislation. This procedure is regulated by the organization’s internal local documents, in particular, the personnel policy regulations. It all depends on the purposes for which the rotation is applied. In the general sense, rotation is a transfer to another position or place of work. The transfer is arranged on the basis of a medical report or a decision of the relevant authorities (court, prosecutor’s office).

The employer has no right to force an employee to change the job. However, according to Article 145 of the Labor Code, at the initiative of the employer, a temporary transfer of an employee to another job is possible. This is permitted in the event of production necessity or downtime - for a specified period, while maintaining the payment schedule established by the collective agreement. The duration of such a temporary transfer must not exceed 60 calendar days during the year, and the employee’s health status must be taken into account.

Mirshokhid Mavlonov,

Chief Labour Inspector of the AMMC trade union

 According to the legislation, one parent or a substitute parent of two or more children under the age of 12 or a disabled child under the age of 16 is granted an additional paid leave of at least four calendar days each year. In this case, this leave may be added to the annual work leave or used separately from it (in whole or in parts) during the period agreed with the employer, but only during the current working year. However, it is not allowed to postpone this vacation to the next working year or replace it with monetary compensation.

Pursuant to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 03.11.2025 No. УП-206 a new national health insurance system is launched on January 1, 2026. Thereat, the payments to citizens are made in proportion to their minimum pensionable service and insurance contribution made through the National Health Insurance Fund of the national Social Security Agency under the President. One of the main goals for improvement of the national social insurance system is the legalization of unreported employment and increase of population participation in the national social insurance system.

The noted adjustment were enshrines at the statutory level by the National Social Security Law dated 09.12.2025 No. ЗРУ-1101, and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 796 dated 17.12.2025 “On additional measures to improve the system of making payments to the population for national social insurance”.

From January 1, 2026, maternity benefits will be calculated based on data from the national social insurance system. The amount of the payment directly depends on the employee’s pensionable service, namely, with the following record:

• from 10 to 24 months the benefit shall be 75% of the average salary;
• from 25 months to 60 months - 85%;
• more than 61 months - 100% of average salary.

The right to benefits arises if the insured event occurred during an official employment contract or other official form of employment, including cooperation under civil law contracts, provided that the pensionable service is at least 10 months.

From July 1, 2026, the payment of temporary disability benefits will be introduced within the national social insurance system. These payments shall cover the entire period indicated on the official medical disability certificate, but may not exceed 182 calendar days within one year. To receive temporary disability benefits, an employee must have at least 6 months of pensionable service.

 Susanna Imanova,

Legal Officer of the Legal Department