Who can receive severance pay in Uzbekistan under the new Labour Code?

Uzbekistan's new Labour Code provides for severance pay so that employees are not left without income when an employment contract ends. Dalerbek Habibullayev, an employee of the Legal Clinic at Tashkent State University of Law, described it as a one-time paid compensation.

Severance pay is usually paid when an organisation is liquidated, staff is reduced, or an employee cannot continue working due to health. It is not paid if the employee resigns voluntarily or is dismissed for violating labour discipline.

The amount depends on the employee's length of service with the same employer: at least 50% of average monthly wage for up to 3 years, 75% for 3 to 5 years, 100% for 5 to 10 years, 150% for 10 to 15 years, and 200% for over 15 years. Payments are also made when dismissal is on the employer's initiative without fault by the employee, when an employee is called up for military service or reinstated, when an organisation is liquidated, when a deputy's mandate ends, when a hiring law violation occurs, and for medical reasons.