Remote work: problems and features of legal regulation in Kazakhstan and abroad

Abstract

The article considers the legal regulation of remote work in Kazakhstan and abroad. Distance forms of employment today are in the area of close attention of both developed and developing countries. The article analyzes the Kazakh legislation on remote work, considers the latest changes in the labor legislation of various countries related to remote employment. The subject of this study is remote work. The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of remote work, determine the optimal way to regulate it in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to propose ways on formalizing relations between the parties to remote work. Research objectives: to characterize the distinctive features of remote work, identify its advantages and disadvantages; study international experience in the field of legal regulation of remote work; and determine the best way to regulate relations in remote work. The problems of labor law related to the regulation of remote work, as well as the reasons that led to the need to change labor legislation in terms of the use of non-standard forms of employment in Kazakhstan, are identified.