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Labour Code of Azerbaijan: amendments

Labour Code of Azerbaijan: latest amendment adopted on 14 July 2026 (No. 452-VIIQD). 135 amendments on record at e-qanun.az.

In force Adopted: 1 February 1999

All amendments (135) Open the text on e-qanun.az The consolidated text in force, with every amendment incorporated, is on e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani).

Latest amendment

  1. No. 452-VIIQD · In force from: 27 July 2026

    Articles changed Art. 3 Art. 7-1 Art. 76-1 Art. 154

    Also amends Civil Code “Valyuta tənzimi haqqında” Qanun “İnvestisiya fondları haqqında” Qanun +1

By year

most in 2026 — 9

History of amendments

135 amendments in total
2026 9 amendments
Adopted: 14 July In force: 27 July 2026 No. 452-VIIQD Art. 3 Art. 7-1 Art. 76-1 Art. 154 Also amends: Civil Code “Valyuta tənzimi haqqında” Qanun +2
Adopted: 14 July In force: 27 July 2026 No. 468-VIIQD Art. 3 Also amends: “İcra haqqında” Qanun “Həmkarlar ittifaqları haqqında” Qanun +3
Adopted: 5 June In force: 30 June 2026 No. 417-VIIQD Art. 65 Art. 187 Also amends: “Dövlət qulluqçularının etik davranış qaydaları haqqında” Qanun “Bələdiyyə qulluqçularının etik davranış qaydaları haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 1 May In force: 7 May 2026 No. 401-VIIQD Art. 12 Art. 154 Also amends: “Gender (kişi və qadınların) bərabərliyinin təminatları haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 27 April In force: 19 May 2026 No. 394-VIIQD Art. 12 Art. 48 Art. 74 Art. 226 Also amends: “Narkoloji xidmət və nəzarət haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 10 April In force: 29 April 2026 No. 383-VIIQD Art. 67-2 Art. 70 Also amends: “Təhsil haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 3 March In force: 15 April 2026 No. 376-VIIQD Art. 131 Also amends: Code on the Execution of Sentences “Yaşayış yeri və olduğu yer üzrə qeydiyyat haqqında” Qanununun tətbiqi haqqında Əsasnamənin təsdiq edilməsi barədə +6
Adopted: 27 February In force: 1 July 2026 No. 367-VIIQD Art. 43 Also amends: “Əmək pensiyaları haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 13 February In force: 23 February 2026 No. 354-VIIQD Art. 36 Art. 155 Art. 261 this law only
2025 5 amendments
Adopted: 30 December In force: 16 January 2026 No. 332-VIIQD Art. 2 Art. 3 Art. 4 Art. 5 +149 153 articles · 153 points Also amends: Criminal Code Tax Code +10
Adopted: 26 December In force: 9 January 2026 No. 324-VIIQD Art. 77 Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Family Code +13
Adopted: 13 June In force: 11 July 2025 No. 213-VIIQD Art. 67-1 Art. 70 this law only
Adopted: 23 May In force: 1 July 2025 No. 204-VIIQD Art. 179 Also amends: “Dövlət qulluğu haqqında” Qanun “Ədliyyə orqanlarında qulluq keçmə haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 11 April In force: 25 April 2025 No. 172-VIIQD Art. 79 Art. 94 Art. 98 Art. 117 +4 8 articles · 8 points Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Family Code +10
2024 6 amendments
Adopted: 29 December In force: 28 January 2025 No. 120-VIIQD Art. 88 Also amends: Migration Code “Tibbi sığorta haqqında” Qanun +11
Adopted: 27 December In force: 17 February 2025 No. 110-VIIQD Art. 4 Art. 69 Art. 77 Also amends: Tax Code “Sosial sığorta haqqında” Qanun +2
Adopted: 29 November In force: 7 January 2025 No. 77-VIIQD Art. 179 Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Criminal Procedure +6
Adopted: 28 June In force: 12 August 2024 No. 1195-VIQD Art. 3 Art. 7 Art. 9 Art. 12 +26 30 articles · 30 points Also amends: Tax Code Code on the Execution of Sentences +6
Adopted: 21 May In force: 8 July 2024 No. 1156-VIQD Art. 7 Art. 49 Also amends: Civil Code
Adopted: 5 March In force: 29 April 2024 No. 1108-VIQD Art. 48 Also amends: Civil Code Tax Code +17
2023 5 amendments
Adopted: 22 December In force: 15 January 2024 No. 1063-VIQD Art. 97 Art. 98 Art. 166 Art. 242 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 24 October In force: 18 November 2023 No. 1017-VIQD Art. 43 Art. 51 Art. 307 Also amends: “Əmək pensiyaları haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 23 June In force: 17 July 2023 No. 924-VIQD Art. 64 this law only
Adopted: 9 June In force: 24 July 2023 No. 909-VIQD Art. 66 Art. 67-2 Art. 70 Also amends: “Ümumi təhsil haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 24 February In force: 10 March 2023 No. 833-VIQD Art. 220 this law only
Earlier years: 2000–2022 110 amendments
2022 6 amendments
Adopted: 27 December In force: 1 February 2023 No. 776-VIQD Art. 17-1 Also amends: Family Code Criminal Code +5
Adopted: 9 December In force: 1 January 2023 No. 684-VIQD Art. 3 Art. 16 Art. 21-1 Art. 43 +2 6 articles · 6 points this law only
Adopted: 29 November In force: 12 January 2023 No. 659-VIQD Art. 118 Also amends: Tax Code
Adopted: 5 November In force: 30 November 2022 No. 629-VIQD Art. 211 Art. 240 Art. 241 Art. 243 this law only
Adopted: 5 November In force: 24 November 2022 No. 626-VIQD Art. 11 Art. 65 Art. 67 Art. 78 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 13 May In force: 10 June 2022 No. 529-VIQD Art. 49 Art. 74 Art. 87 this law only
2021 7 amendments
Adopted: 29 October In force: 17 November 2021 No. 389-VIQD Art. 105 this law only
Adopted: 9 July In force: 25 July 2021 No. 360-VIQD Art. 294 Art. 296 Also amends: Civil Code Code of Civil Procedure +8
Adopted: 22 June In force: 1 July 2022 No. 348-VIQD Art. 14 Art. 38 Art. 74 Art. 79 +9 13 articles · 13 points Also amends: Land Code Civil Code +8
Adopted: 27 May In force: 13 July 2021 No. 334-VIQD Art. 120 Also amends: Tax Code
Adopted: 23 April In force: 18 June 2021 No. 298-VIQD Art. 43 Art. 48 Art. 307 this law only
Adopted: 23 April In force: 13 June 2021 No. 301-VIQD Art. 67-1 Art. 75 Art. 118 Art. 130 Also amends: Forest Code Family Code +4
Adopted: 2 April In force: 8 May 2021 No. 286-VIQD Art. 2 Art. 3 Art. 7 this law only
2020 7 amendments
Adopted: 18 December In force: 13 January 2021 No. 217-VIQD Art. 105 Art. 106-1 this law only
Adopted: 20 November In force: 6 January 2021 No. 199-VIQD Art. 9 Art. 12 Art. 43 Art. 54 +2 6 articles · 6 points Also amends: Family Code
Adopted: 6 October In force: 27 November 2020 No. 185-VIQD Art. 12 Art. 66 Art. 67-1 Art. 67-2 +2 6 articles · 6 points Also amends: “Hüquqi şəxslərin dövlət qeydiyyatı və dövlət reyestri haqqında” Qanun “Təhsil haqqında” Qanun +2
Adopted: 6 October In force: 15 November 2020 No. 182-VIQD Art. 174 Art. 250 Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +1
Adopted: 30 September In force: 15 November 2020 No. 171-VIQD Art. 47 Art. 56 Art. 74 Art. 98 +1 5 articles · 5 points Also amends: “Dövlət qulluğu haqqında” Qanun “İşsizlikdən sığorta haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 19 May In force: 15 July 2020 No. 114-VIQD Art. 12 Art. 14 Art. 16 Art. 38 +14 18 articles · 18 points Also amends: Land Code Civil Code +11
Adopted: 1 May In force: 1 June 2020 No. 72-VIQD Art. 312 Also amends: Land Code Tax Code +2
2019 6 amendments
Adopted: 3 December In force: 15 January 2020 No. 1732-VQD Art. 9 Also amends: “Məşğulluq haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 12 July In force: 23 August 2019 No. 1659-VQD Art. 12 Art. 59 59.7 Also amends: Migration Code
Adopted: 13 June In force: 26 July 2019 No. 1607-VQD Art. 221 this law only
Adopted: 9 April In force: 5 May 2019 No. 1562-VQD Art. 122 Art. 130 Also amends: Tax Code Code of Administrative Offences
Adopted: 29 March In force: 26 May 2019 No. 1551-VQD Art. 66 Art. 67-2 Art. 70 Art. 124 Also amends: Tax Code Code on the Execution of Sentences
Adopted: 19 February In force: 17 April 2019 No. 1507-VQD Art. 3 Art. 14 Also amends: Code on the Execution of Sentences
2018 5 amendments
Adopted: 28 December In force: 3 February 2019 No. 1418-VQD Art. 4 Also amends: “Sosial sığorta haqqında” Qanun “İstehsalatda bədbəxt hadisələr və peşə xəstəlikləri nəticəsində peşə əmək qabiliyyətinin itirilməsi hallarından icbari sığorta haqqında” Qanun +1
Adopted: 28 December In force: 30 December 2018 No. 1448-VQD Art. 1 1.3 Art. 7 Art. 12 Art. 49 this law only
Adopted: 12 June In force: 8 July 2018 No. 1188-VQD Art. 66 Art. 67-2 Art. 70 this law only
Adopted: 18 May In force: 11 July 2018 No. 1144-VQD Art. 118 this law only
Adopted: 1 May In force: 29 June 2018 No. 1096-VQD Art. 32 Art. 99 Art. 134 this law only
2017 5 amendments
Adopted: 15 December In force: 2 February 2018 No. 931-VQD Art. 209 Art. 217 Art. 237 Art. 310 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 31 October In force: 13 December 2017 No. 821-VQD Art. 4 Art. 50 Art. 65 Art. 118 this law only
Adopted: 13 June In force: 16 July 2017 No. 716-VQD Art. 12 this law only
Adopted: 31 May In force: 1 January 2018 No. 675-VQD Art. 45 Art. 73 Art. 77 this law only
Adopted: 25 April In force: 18 June 2017 No. 622-VQD Art. 65 Art. 187 this law only
2016 2 amendments
Adopted: 14 October In force: 20 November 2016 No. 339-VQD Art. 211 this law only
Adopted: 17 May In force: 22 May 2016 No. 252-VQD Art. 91 this law only
2015 4 amendments
Adopted: 29 December In force: 19 February 2016 No. 77-VQD Art. 67-1 this law only
Adopted: 29 December In force: 19 February 2016 No. 91-VQD Art. 96 this law only
Adopted: 28 April In force: 5 June 2015 No. 1268-IVQD this law only
Adopted: 13 February In force: 20 March 2015 No. 1188-IVQD Art. 179 this law only
2014 4 amendments
Adopted: 30 December In force: 4 February 2015 No. 1165-IVQD Art. 3 Art. 7 Art. 12 Art. 49 this law only
Adopted: 28 November In force: 24 December 2014 No. 1117-IVQD Art. 312 this law only
Adopted: 17 October In force: 23 November 2014 No. 1059-IVQD Art. 13 this law only
Adopted: 30 September In force: 5 November 2014 No. 1042-IVQD Art. 15 Art. 235 this law only
2013 2 amendments
Adopted: 27 December In force: 5 February 2014 No. 875-IVQD Art. 3 Art. 7 Art. 9 Art. 12 +3 7 articles · 7 points this law only
Adopted: 30 September In force: 16 November 2013 No. 749-IVQD Art. 4 this law only
2012 3 amendments
Adopted: 28 December In force: 8 February 2013 No. 540-IVQD Art. 31 Art. 175 this law only
Adopted: 21 December In force: 6 February 2013 No. 525-IVQD Art. 187 this law only
Adopted: 16 October In force: — No. 446-IVQD Art. 16 Art. 79 this law only
2011 2 amendments
Adopted: 10 June In force: — No. 140-IVQD Art. 4 this law only
Adopted: 17 May In force: — No. 127-IVQD Art. 10-1 Art. 70 this law only
2010 5 amendments
Adopted: 21 December In force: — No. 37-IVQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences Code on the Execution of Sentences +1
Adopted: 21 December In force: — No. 38-IVQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences Code on the Execution of Sentences +12
Adopted: 21 December In force: — No. 36-IVQD Art. 9 Art. 14 14.2.4 Art. 225 Art. 239 Also amends: “Sığorta fəaliyyəti haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 5 March In force: — No. 971-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +2
Adopted: 1 February In force: — No. 950-IIIQD Art. 12 12.2, 12.3 Art. 13 13.2.1 Art. 37 37.4 Art. 42 42.1 +7 11 articles · 12 points Also amends: Civil Code Code of Civil Procedure +2
2009 5 amendments
Adopted: 4 December In force: — No. 924-IIIQD Also amends: Family Code Criminal Code +2
Adopted: 4 December In force: — No. 927-IIIQD Art. 105 this law only
Adopted: 20 October In force: — No. 891-IIIQD Art. 4 4.1.1 Art. 5 5.1, 5.2 Art. 16 Art. 46 +6 10 articles · 13 points this law only
Adopted: 28 April In force: 26 June 2009 No. 807-IIIQD Art. 1 Art. 2 2.1.7, 2.2 Art. 3 3.3 Art. 4 4.1, 4.4 +13 17 articles · 28 points Also amends: Dövlət qulluqçusu üçün hakimiyyət səlahiyyətinin icrasına görə əlavə haqqın təyin edilməsi haqqında “Polis haqqında” Qanun +6
Adopted: 24 February In force: 17 May 2009 No. 771-IIIQD Art. 25 Art. 28 Art. 32 Art. 42 +40 44 articles · 44 points this law only
2008 6 amendments
Adopted: 16 December In force: 15 February 2009 No. 743-IIIQD Also amends: Customs Code Daxili işlər orqanlarında xidmət keçmə haqqında Əsasnamənin təsdiq edilməsi barədə
Adopted: 2 October In force: 16 November 2008 No. 699-IIIQD Also amends: Tax Code “Tibbi sığorta haqqında” Qanun +2
Adopted: 2 October In force: 30 October 2008 No. 697-IIIQD Art. 13 Art. 87 this law only
Adopted: 13 June In force: 11 July 2008 No. 648-IIIQD Also amends: Housing Code Customs Code +21
Adopted: 16 May In force: 10 July 2008 No. 608-IIIQD Art. 47 Art. 71 Art. 80 Art. 97 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 1 February In force: 14 March 2008 No. 540-IIIQD Also amends: “Hərbi qulluqçuların statusu haqqında” Qanun
2007 6 amendments
Adopted: 9 October In force: — No. 430-IIIQD Also amends: Customs Code Civil Code +9
Adopted: 1 October In force: 30 November 2007 No. 424-IIIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +5
Adopted: 16 June In force: 31 August 2007 No. 389-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code of Criminal Procedure +12
Adopted: 17 April In force: 31 May 2007 No. 316-IIIQD Also amends: “Həmkarlar ittifaqları haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 17 April In force: 30 June 2007 No. 313-IIIQD Also amends: Customs Code Civil Code +10
Adopted: 6 March In force: 31 May 2007 No. 260-IIIQD Also amends: Housing Code Code of Administrative Offences +4
2006 7 amendments
Adopted: 19 December In force: 31 December 2006 No. 204-IIIQD Art. 135 Art. 140 Art. 144 this law only
Adopted: 8 December In force: 31 December 2006 No. 194-IIIQD Art. 105 this law only
Adopted: 10 October In force: 31 December 2006 No. 152-IIIQD Art. 80 Art. 114 this law only
Adopted: 10 October In force: 30 November 2006 No. 155-IIIQD Also amends: Water Code Family Code +3
Adopted: 3 March In force: 31 May 2006 No. 73-IIIQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences “Müdafiə haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 3 March In force: 31 March 2006 No. 77-IIIQD Art. 135 this law only
Adopted: 3 March In force: 31 March 2006 No. 74-IIIQD Art. 63-1 Art. 104 Art. 360 Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences
2005 6 amendments
Adopted: 30 December In force: 31 December 2005 No. 44-IIIQD Art. 105 this law only
Adopted: 30 September In force: 30 November 2005 No. 1023-IIQD this law only
Adopted: 1 September In force: 25 October 2005 No. 980-IIQD Also amends: Code of Criminal Procedure “Yol hərəkəti haqqında” Qanun +1
Adopted: 15 April In force: 20 July 2005 No. 888-IIQD Art. 61 this law only
Adopted: 4 March In force: 25 March 2005 No. 848-IIQD Art. 120 this law only
Adopted: 4 March In force: 30 April 2005 No. 856-IIQD Also amends: Code of Civil Procedure Code of Administrative Offences +4
2004 5 amendments
Adopted: 3 December In force: 1 January 2005 No. 795-IIQD Art. 74 this law only
Adopted: 1 September In force: 14 September 2004 No. 729-IIQD Art. 31 Art. 68 Art. 77 Art. 247 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 21 May In force: — No. 675-IIQD Art. 79 this law only
Adopted: 30 April In force: — No. 643-IIQD Also amends: Customs Code Code of Civil Procedure +8
Adopted: 5 March In force: — No. 598-IIQD Also amends: Customs Code “Dövlət icra məmurları haqqında” Qanun +7
2003 3 amendments
Adopted: 30 December In force: — No. 569-IIQD Also amends: Criminal Code Code of Administrative Offences +1
Adopted: 30 December In force: — No. 568-IIQD Also amends: Customs Code Water Code +10
Adopted: 17 June In force: 19 June 2003 e-qanun.az Art. 3 Art. 37 Art. 66 Art. 75 +14 18 articles · 18 points this law only
2002 5 amendments
Adopted: 24 December In force: — No. 409-IIQD Also amends: Customs Code Code of Civil Procedure +3
Adopted: 3 December In force: — No. 391-IIQD Art. 48 Art. 307 this law only
Adopted: 29 November In force: 1 December 2002 e-qanun.az Art. 3 Art. 16 Art. 32 Art. 35 +18 22 articles · 22 points this law only
Adopted: 24 May In force: — No. 333-IIQD Also amends: Housing Code “Polis haqqında” Qanun +3
Adopted: 23 April In force: — No. 311-IIQD Also amends: Land Code “Uşaq hüquqları haqqında” Qanun +7
2001 7 amendments
Adopted: 15 November In force: 1 January 2002 No. 214-IIQD Also amends: Code of Administrative Offences “Dövlət icra məmurları haqqında” Qanun +13
Adopted: 12 October In force: — No. 195-IIQD Also amends: Housing Code “Yaşayış yeri və olduğu yer üzrə qeydiyyat haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 5 October In force: — No. 186-IIQD Art. 77 this law only
Adopted: 5 October In force: — No. 178-IIQD Art. 12 Art. 16 Art. 22-1 Art. 48 +1 5 articles · 5 points this law only
Adopted: 19 April In force: 27 April 2001 e-qanun.az Art. 1 Art. 3 Art. 8 Art. 10 10.2.3 +22 26 articles · 33 points this law only
Adopted: 27 March In force: — No. 107-IIQD Also amends: “Müflisləşmə və iflas haqqında” Qanun “Hərbi qulluqçuların statusu haqqında” Qanun
Adopted: 20 February In force: — No. 88-IIQD Also amends: “Uşaq hüquqları haqqında” Qanun
2000 2 amendments
Adopted: 29 November In force: 1 December 2000 e-qanun.az Art. 25 Art. 37 Art. 75 Art. 76 +7 11 articles · 11 points this law only
Adopted: 23 February In force: 1 March 2000 e-qanun.az Art. 3 Art. 7 Art. 24 Art. 25 +17 21 articles · 21 points this law only

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Source: the Unified Electronic Database of Legal Acts of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan. Compiled by the Operativ Məlumat Mərkəzi newsroom. Names of acts are given in Azerbaijani, as they are officially published; the codes are named in English. e-qanun.az ↗