HEAD OF THE HR DEPARTMENT

The importance of HR department heads in an organization can hardly be overestimated, as they are the link between company management and employees, ensuring the uninterrupted operation of all HR-related processes. Responsibility for compliance with labor legislation, adaptation of new norms, HR records management, and employee development rests with them.

In 2026, new requirements for labor, document flow, and digitalization of processes came into force. This creates additional challenges and risks that can be avoided if the changes are understood in a timely manner.

The seminar will help participants understand current regulations, learn up-to-date judicial practice, systematize their knowledge, and successfully apply it in their work, minimizing errors and legal consequences for the employer.

The seminar is intended for HRDs, heads and specialists of HR departments and HR services, personnel and human resources departments of organizations of all forms of ownership, and members of conciliation commissions.

Expert practitioners have been invited to deliver presentations.

PROGRAM:

1. Specifics of the work of an HR department head / HRD in 2026 in light of the new regulations

2. Procedure for introducing new labor standards, replacing and revising existing ones by the employer. Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 329 of 26 August 2024 "On Approval of Inter-Sectoral Time Standards for HR Management Service Employees" – key provisions and requirements.

3. Current aspects of labor relations (hiring, transfer, dismissal of employees): new rules for 2026 and typical errors. Specifics of labor relations with an employee from the EAEU territory.

4. HR records management – 2026 innovations. Analysis of current court cases related to HR violations. Retention periods for organizational documents.

5. Unified System for Recording Employment Contracts: automation of employment contract records, work history, and employee headcount through the USREC. Liability for non-compliance with USREC requirements. Working with the "Electronic Labor Exchange".

6. Development, approval, and implementation of HR documentation

- Internal labor regulations

- Regulations on a structural unit

- Job descriptions

- Regulations on the protection of employee personal data

- Regulations on personnel evaluation and certification, etc.

7. HR TECH: which HR service tasks can be addressed through automation.

8. Interaction with the conciliation commission: real dispute situations, judicial practice.

9. Recruitment, training, and development of personnel – what matters in 2026?

- New approaches to recruitment taking into account digitalization and the national employment strategy.

- Employee training: mandatory employee qualification requirements.

- Certification and evaluation of personnel: procedure, frequency, and updated recommendations for HR department heads.

- Focus on young talent: government programs and youth support policy in the labor market.

10. Responsibilities of the HR department head in complying with labor protection standards.

11. Organizing the work of specialists handling employee personal data while maintaining confidentiality and complying with the requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan legislation on personal data protection.

12. New developments in the HR department head's interaction with government agencies:

- Military registration and interaction with military commissariats in organizations.

- Control over the processing of migration documents and the engagement of foreign labor.

- Submission of reports to social insurance bodies and tax authorities (including social contributions for employees under civil-law contracts).

ONLINE PARTICIPATION COST: 95,000 tenge

REGISTRATION on www.seminar.com.kz;

or call +7 717 264 05 42; +7 717 264 05 93

E-mail: conference@seminar.com.kz