Uzbekistan
On this page, we’ll teach you how to hire remote talent in Uzbekistan—without paying thousands in legal fees or spending months buried under legal paperwork.
Country snapshot
CURRENCY
Uzbekistani Soʻm (UZS)
EMPLOYER TAXES
12.1%
PAYROLL FREQUENCY
Monthly
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Uzbek
It’s the fastest way to hire globally
Hiring employees takes months, at the minimum. When you hire with Thera's locally-generated contracts, it’s a matter of days or weeks. This means you can hire the best talent, fast, without losing them to a hellish procession of paperwork.
It’s a lot cheaper
It costs just $0 to sign up for Thera, then $25 per month to hire your contractors with Thera. If you hired employees manually (or did contracting on your own), you’d likely be on the hook for thousands of dollars each month. Setting up an entity alone can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
It’s more flexible for you & your team
Can be less risky than hiring employees
Hiring employees is a bigger commitment, and can open you up to increased liabilities and regulations. When you hire contractors overseas, your biggest risk is misclassification—but laws surrounding contractor classification are often significantly more straightforward.
Some people want to be employees
The contractor life isn’t for everyone—some people want the security that being an employee often appears to provide. Though it’s rare, this does happen, and it’s one disadvantage of manage an all-contractor team.
You might not have as much control over your talent
Most countries’ contractor-employer relationship laws stipulate that the employer can’t set fixed working hours, among other things. These laws give contractors more freedom over how and when they do their work than an employee would have. In reality, however, most contractors are willing & able to work on the company’s schedule—it’s a matter of setting expectations beforehand.
Want to hire someone in Uzbekistan? Excellent. But, no matter where you’re from, labor laws in Uzbekistan are different from those in your home country (unless you’re from Uzbekistan, of course). Read on to learn about your options, plus as the easiest way to make remote hires in Uzbekistan.
Hire talent as contractors
Hire talent as employees
If you’ve read up until this point, you’ll know that it’s easier, cheaper, and more flexible to hire contractors in Uzbekistan than employees. Still, there are valid reasons why you might want to hire employees instead. The content below is for you—we’ll cover employer taxes and obligations in Uzbekistan.
Employer tax
Employer Contributions
- 12.1%
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Employees are entitled to 15 working days of paid annual leave.
For disabled or employees under the age of 18, annual leave is 30 working days.
Public Holidays
There are 9 public holidays.
Sick Days
An employee is entitled to up to 4 months paid sick leave or 6 months if the employee suffers from Tuberculosis. A medical certificate must be provided.
Maternity Leave
Maternity leave is 126 days and starts 70 days before the expected birth of the child and 56 days after. If there are multiple births or complications, maternity leave can be extended by an additional 14 days.
The employee is entitled to 100% of their regular pay.
Paternity Leave
There are no provisions in the law regarding paternity leave.
Other Leave
Adoption leave - 56 days for the adoption of 1 child and 70 days for multiple adoptions.
Marriage Leave
None.
Bereavement Leave
None.
Termination Process
Termination of an employment agreement initiated by the employer must be for just cause (I.e. performance, reorganization of the company, or gross misconduct). Notice of termination must be submitted to the employee in writing and in turn, signed upon receipt.
If the employee is a member of a trade union, the employer must first receive approval before termination. Once approval is received, the employer has one month to proceed with the dismissal of the employee.
Notice Period
Notice period depends on the reason for termination:
- Redundancy – 2 months’ notice
- Lack of qualification or health reason that impedes the employee’s ability to carry out their duties– 2 weeks’ notice
- Change in the company’s ownership – 2 months’ notice
- Gross misconduct or performance- 3 days’ notice
Payment in lieu of notice is permissible.
Severance Pay
1 months salary
Working Hours
A standard full time work week is 40 hours or 8 hours per day.
Overtime
Overtime and work over a rest day are paid at the rate of 200% of the regular pay.
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