Employer of Record (EOR) in Kazakhstan

Hire in Kazakhstan in days, with no LLP and no exposure to getting the Labour Code’s statutory grounds and notice rules wrong. We place you with the right vetted EOR partner, at pricing you will not get going direct, and stay on your side for the life of the relationship.

  • Independent advice
  • Vetted partners
  • Operational in days

What an Employer of Record does for you in Kazakhstan

An Employer of Record is a company that legally employs your Kazakhstani staff on your behalf. You choose the person and direct their work day to day. The EOR is the legal employer on paper, which is what lets you build a team in Kazakhstan without forming your own LLP.

In practice the EOR partner takes on everything that needs a Kazakhstani legal entity and local expertise: a compliant employment contract under the Labour Code, monthly payroll withholding across mandatory pension (OPV), the newer employer-only pension contribution (OPVR), social health insurance (SHI/OSMS), and social tax, plus income tax, employer contributions and statutory filings to the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund, and the State Revenue Committee, statutory benefits and leave, and compliant onboarding and lawful exits with the correct statutory notice, since Kazakhstan is not at-will. You get a working team in days. The EOR carries the legal and compliance weight; you carry the commercial relationship. The only question worth spending time on is which partner is genuinely strong in Kazakhstan, and that is the question we answer for you.

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Legal employer, on paper

A compliant Kazakhstani employment contract under the Labour Code, with all statutory terms correct from day one.

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Compliant from day one

Monthly payroll, income tax withholding, and contributions across mandatory pension, the employer pension top-up, and social health insurance, with statutory filings made to the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund, and the State Revenue Committee.

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No entity required

Statutory benefits, annual leave, notice and severance under the Labour Code, and lawful onboarding and exits. You get a working team in days; the EOR carries the legal weight.

How it works: four steps to a compliant hire

From first call to a compliant Kazakhstani hire at work, usually in days.

01 — Scope & quote

We map the role, salary, and start date, and come back with a clear all-in monthly cost. No guesswork, no hidden extras.

02 — Compliant contract

Your employment contract is drafted to Kazakhstani standards by the partner, and we sanity-check the terms and pricing before you sign. Compliant from day one.

03 — Onboard in days

A correct Kazakhstani contract is issued under the Labour Code, with all statutory terms from day one. Your hire can start in days.

04 — Payroll & compliance run

Income tax and all statutory contributions calculated and withheld, payslips issued, statutory filings made to the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund, and the State Revenue Committee. You direct the work; the compliance just runs.

What EOR in Kazakhstan costs

Two parts: the statutory cost of employing someone, and the EOR partner fee. In Kazakhstan the statutory employer cost runs through a mandatory pension top-up that is still phasing in, a social tax, and social health insurance, three separate lines that all changed rate on 1 January 2026. We make both transparent before you commit, so there are no surprises.

Employer contributions

3.5% of gross salary for the employer pension contribution (OPVR) in 2026, rising most years to reach 5% by 2028, plus 6% social tax under the new Tax Code and 3% mandatory social health insurance, a combined employer cost of roughly 12.5% of gross salary for 2026. Predictable and fully costed before you commit.

Minimum wage (2026)

KZT 85,000 per month for 2026, one national rate with no regional variation.

Income tax (employee)

Two-tier progressive rate under the 2026 Tax Code: 10% on annual income up to 8,500 times the monthly calculation index (around KZT 36.8 million for 2026), 15% above that threshold, plus a 10% employee mandatory pension contribution and a 2% social health insurance contribution. Withheld monthly at source. Borne by the employee, not added to your cost.

EOR partner fee

A transparent per-employee monthly fee. We benchmark across our vetted network, typically 15 to 25% below going direct, and renegotiate for you at renewal.

Why run it through Bradford Jacobs

We know which EOR partners are genuinely strong in Kazakhstan, by sector and by complexity. We place you with the right one, at pricing you will not get going direct, and stay on your side for the life of the relationship.

Independent, not a single provider

We are independent: we assess what you actually need, place you with the right vetted partner, secure pricing you will not get going direct, and stay on your side to escalate or renegotiate. You get advice, not a product pitch.

  • Independent advice
  • Vetted partners only
  • On your side at renewal

Pricing you can’t get direct

Kazakhstan’s employer cost splits across a mandatory pension top-up still phasing in, a social tax, and social health insurance, three separate lines that just changed rate under a brand-new Tax Code, which makes it easy to under- or over-quote a monthly fee up front. We benchmark across our partner network for rates typically 15 to 25% below going direct, and renegotiate on your behalf at renewal. Most companies do not know how much room there is to negotiate. We do.

  • 15-25% below direct
  • Network benchmarking
  • Renegotiated for you

Straight to the top when it matters

When something needs resolving, and in global employment it sometimes does, you come to us. We escalate directly, past the helpdesk, to people who can actually move it.

  • Direct escalation
  • No support queues
  • Named account contact

Two decades across markets

Two decades placing and managing EOR arrangements across global markets, with the local knowledge of the Labour Code, the pension and social-tax structure, and Kazakhstani termination rules that keeps you compliant.

  • EOR specialists
  • Labour Code
  • Risk removed

Built for conversion to your own entity

Most companies use EOR for 12 to 24 months, then move to their own Kazakhstani LLP. We plan that crossover and manage the transition when the economics justify it.

  • EOR to entity path
  • Transition managed
  • Crossover planning

Why an EOR is the fastest compliant way into Kazakhstan

Two things slow foreign employers down in Kazakhstan: the time to register an LLP for tax and payroll purposes, and the risk of getting the Labour Code’s notice, severance, and dismissal rules wrong. An EOR removes both.

Working time, leave & contracts

Compliance handled under one national Labour Code. Kazakhstani employment law requires mandatory contributions across pension, the newer employer pension top-up, and social health insurance, most of which changed rate on 1 January 2026, and dismissal that is only lawful on the Code’s fixed statutory grounds, with statutory notice, rather than at-will termination. An EOR carries all of it correctly from day one, so a wrong assumption never becomes a liability.

Operational in days, not weeks

Registering an LLP in Kazakhstan can take as little as a working day online for a single founder, but you still cannot legally run payroll until State Revenue Committee registration and BIN issuance complete, and the employer pension top-up rate keeps moving every year through 2028. An EOR removes that wait and that moving target entirely: a compliant Kazakhstani contract is issued and your hire starts in days. You prove the market first, then incorporate later only if the headcount justifies it. This is the real value of EOR in Kazakhstan: speed into a market whose own tax code rewrote itself in 2026, with the compliance carried by an expert.

Everything your Kazakhstani EOR covers

One transparent monthly fee per employee covers all of this. No hidden extras.

Compliant Kazakhstani contract

A compliant Kazakhstani employment contract under the Labour Code, issued and maintained for you.

Payroll & statutory contributions

Monthly payroll run, with income tax and all statutory pension and social health insurance contributions calculated, withheld, and filed correctly each month.

Statutory benefits

All statutory benefits administered: paid annual leave (24 calendar days, rising for hazardous work), 12 official public holidays in 2026, and statutory notice and compensation on exit, which Kazakhstan requires since it is not at-will. Employee deductions run about 12% combined (10% mandatory pension, 2% social health insurance), deducted from salary, not billed to you. Employees pay nothing toward the employer pension top-up or social tax; those are funded by the employer alone.

Compliance & support

Ongoing HR compliance and a single point of contact, for the life of the engagement.

Your questions answered

Straight answers on how Employer of Record works in Kazakhstan.

Is my hire employed by Bradford Jacobs or by me?

Legally, your hire is employed by the Kazakhstani EOR partner we place you with, which is what keeps you compliant without an LLP. Day to day they work for you: you set the work, the goals, the relationship. You get the team; the partner carries the legal weight.

Usually within days once the role and salary are agreed, with a compliant Kazakhstani contract from day one. Compare that to the LLP registration and tax setup that comes before you can legally run your own payroll, even though the LLP itself can be registered online in as little as a working day.

Roughly 12.5% of gross salary for 2026 across the employer pension top-up (3.5%, still rising to 2028), social tax (6%), and mandatory social health insurance (3%). Add the transparent EOR partner fee and you have your all-in cost.

Yes, when done properly. The EOR is a real Kazakhstani legal employer meeting all Labour Code, pension, social health insurance, and tax obligations. The risk is using an under-resourced partner, which is exactly why we place you with vetted partners and stay on your side for the life of the relationship.

The compliant contract, monthly payroll (income tax and all statutory pension and social health insurance withholdings), employer contributions, statutory benefits and leave administration, and ongoing HR compliance. We give you one all-in monthly figure up front, with nothing added later.

Yes, and most companies do once the headcount and permanence justify it. We manage the transition from EOR to your own Kazakhstani LLP, and can support the registration itself. Most use EOR for 12 to 24 months first.

Ready to hire in Kazakhstan?

Tell us the role and we will come back with a compliant, all-in monthly cost and the right partner, usually within a day. No entity, no lock-in, no pitch, just the fastest compliant way to get your person working in Kazakhstan.

Tax and labour data verified July 2026 (Kazakhstan Tax Code, Labour Code, Unified Accumulative Pension Fund, Social Health Insurance Fund, eGov.kz). Figures change; we confirm the current position when we scope your hire.