BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 16. Azerbaijan has
amended its labor legislation to prevent the termination of
employment contracts for workers at state budget–funded
institutions upon reaching the statutory retirement age, Trend reports.
This provision is reflected in amendments to the Labor Code
approved by President Ilham Aliyev.
Under the revised Labor Code, when an employee’s working term is
formally extended by an employer’s order, decision, or decree, that
worker may not be dismissed on age-related grounds, nor transferred
to a fixed-term employment contract for the extension period. The
amendments specify that the employment of a 65-year-old worker at a
state-funded institution may be extended for periods of up to one
year at a time, with the total extension period not exceeding five
years.
The law also introduces exceptions for specific professional
groups. Employees of state-funded institutions who have rendered
special services in the development of science, culture,
healthcare, or education may have their employment extended beyond
the one-year and five-year limits, based on a decision by the
relevant executive authority.
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