Article 48. Remuneration of civil servants On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Civil servants, excluding civil servants of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the competent authority responsible for control and supervision of the financial market and financial organisations, shall be paid pursuant to a unified remuneration system for employees of all authorities funded from the state budget, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in consultation with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Civil servants’ remuneration shall be paid from the republican and local budgets, from the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and/or from the Special State Fund established under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the return to the state of unlawfully acquired assets, unless additional sources of funding are specified by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The procedure and conditions for the payment of bonuses, awards, financial assistance and the granting of supplements to the basic salaries of employees of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s authorities, who are paid from the state budget, shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The remuneration of civil servants shall be fixed based on the nature, scope and results of the work they perform.

3. The basic salary of civil servants shall be subject to indexation pursuant to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan at least once every three years, following the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the recommendation of the central authority responsible for state planning.

4. The length of service of civil servants, as specified by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, entitling them to the establishment of a post-specific salary—which is based on the unified system of financing and remuneration for employees of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s authorities funded from the state budget, shall encompass the entire period of service in the civil service and any other period, as specified by the rules for calculating the length of service of civil servants entitling them to a post-specific salary, to whom the relevant legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan applies.

The rules for calculating the length of service of civil servants, granting the right to the official salary, shall be approved by the competent authority in charge in consultation with the Executive Office of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5. Deductions from a civil servant’s salary shall be made pursuant to a court order, as well as in the cases established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and this article.

6. Deductions from a civil servant’s salary to settle their debt to the public authority where they are employed may be made on the basis of a notice issued by the employer, provided the civil servant is notified thereof:

1) to recover any unspent or late-returned funds issued related to a business trip;

2) to recover any advance payment not worked off, issued to a civil servant as part of their salary;

3) in the event of the postponement of annual paid leave and/or additional paid leave days, or the recall of a civil servant from such leave;

4) in other cases, with the written consent of the civil servant.

7. Deductions from a civil servant’s salary to settle their debt to the educational organisation under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, arising from failure to complete their studies, may be made pursuant to a notice issued by the employer, with notification given to the civil servant.

8. Where deductions are made from a civil servant’s salary pursuant to several enforcement orders, as well as in the cases prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and this article, the amount of the monthly deduction may not exceed fifty per cent of the salary payable to the civil servant.

9. The basic salary of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan employed under an employment contract to perform, on a temporary basis, the duties associated with a position in the civil service pending the results of a special vetting process, as well as of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan temporarily appointed to perform such official duties upon the establishment of a public authority or to a temporarily vacant administrative civil service position in Corps “B”, shall be set at the minimum level established for the relevant civil service position.

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 290-VIII ZRK of 19 May 2026

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-Became invalid due to the adoption of the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 19, 2026 No. 290-VIII SAM. About the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Article 48. Temporary suspension of a civil servant from office The Law on the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

A civil servant may be temporarily suspended from office.:

1) in accordance with the criminal procedure legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) in the case of an internal investigation, by an official (body) having the right to be appointed to a public position and dismissed from a public position, until the issue of responsibility is resolved, but for a period of no more than one month with pay.

An act of an official (body) having such a right in accordance with his official powers, or another official (body) to whom these powers have been delegated, is issued on the temporary suspension of a civil servant from the exercise of official powers.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015 No. 416-V SAM.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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