The Company's social support activities for employees are governed by the following internal documents:
The above policies apply to all employees of the Company, including temporary and part-time employees.
In accordance with these documents, the following types of social support are provided to KEGOC employees
KEGOC JSC, aiming to create favorable conditions for effective work and increase loyalty, provides financial assistance for health improvement during paid annual leave, for anniversaries, childbirth, the death of an employee, family members, and retirees registered with KEGOC JSC, for the payment of medical treatment for employees and disabled children, and for individuals with lifelong disabilities, regardless of the disability group or age. Compensation is paid to employees of retirement age upon their retirement.
Also, KEGOC shall pay maternity leave, leave for employees who have adopted a newborn child (children), with retained average wage less the amount of social payment for loss of income in connection with pregnancy and childbirth, adoption of a newborn child (children) made in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on compulsory social insurance.
The Company provides social leave with pay for marriage registration, childbirth, funerals of close relatives, jubilees (50, 60 years), and for women, single fathers, and guardians raising children from 6 to 9 years old on the first day of the school year, and for parents of graduating students on the ‘last bell’ day. Rest days are also provided for preventive vaccinations and for parents with disabled children under 18, with the retention of average wages.
Furthermore, in accordance with the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Company grants unpaid leave for childcare until the child reaches the age of three:
Employees may take childcare leave until the child reaches three years of age in full or in parts. During the leave, the employee’s position (job) is retained. If returning to work before the end of the leave period, the employee notifies the employer of their intention a month before starting work. In 2023, such leave was granted to 52 employees (2 men and 50 women). In 2023, 33 women returned from childcare leave. According to labor legislation, in 2023, 4 women with children under 1.5 years of age, or fathers raising children without a mother, were granted additional breaks for breastfeeding.
In 2023, KEGOC JSC implemented a Preferential Loan Program aimed at social support for employees to retain and attract highly qualified personnel needed by the Company. As a result, 51 employees acquired housing in 2023. Additionally, the Company assisted 129 employees in solving housing issues by partially reimbursing housing expenses amounting to KZT 155.1 million.
Thus, in 2023, the total funds allocated for social support for Company employees amounted to KZT 810.0 million.
In 2023, total employee expenses, including salaries, social support, training, etc., amounted to KZT 37.5 billion (KZT 23.2 billion in 2019, KZT 25.2 billion in 2020, KZT 26.2 billion in 2021, and KZT 31.8 billion in 2022).