Employee training agreement at the expense of the employer
In accordance with Article 118 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the need and amount of professional training, retraining and advanced training for the functioning and development of the organization are determined by the employer. An employee may come forward with a proposal to send him to training, but the decision is made by the employer.
According to article 116 of the Labor Code a training contract is a written agreement between an employer and a trainee on the conditions of professional training, retraining and advanced training.
The training contract must contain:
- indication of a specific profession, qualification acquired by the trainee;
- rights and obligations of the employer and student;
- term of study and term of employment with the employer after completion of training;
- the procedure and cases for reimbursement to the employer of the costs associated with training in proportion to the unfinished working time;
- guarantees and compensation payments related to training;
- responsibility of the parties.
The training agreement may contain other conditions by agreement of the parties.