AZERBAIJAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Farid Nabili, Pari Gasimli and Sona Abdullayeva, Caspian Legal Center
with limited health, regardless of the percentage, cause and duration of the impairment of body functions, shall be granted leave of no less than 42 calendar days. • Due to special services before the people of Azer - baijan, employees who received injuries (injury, trauma, concussion) for the freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbai - jan, as well as state awards related to the defence of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, shall be granted leave of no less than 46 calendar days. • Due to the performance in theatre and other similar enterprises, artistic and artist staff of theatre and performance enterprises, television, radio and cin - ematographic institutions are granted labour leave for a period of 42 calendar days, and employees directly serving the stage are granted 35 calendar days. Educational and Creative Leave Educational and creative leave under the Labour Code provides paid leave for employees pursuing academic and scientific activities while maintaining employment. Creative leave includes up to two months for PhD dissertation completion, three months for DSc work, annual 30-day leave for doctoral students who also work, and up to three months for writing educational materials. Educational leave grants time off for stu - dents attending sessions, examinations, and thesis work, with durations ranging from 20 to 40 days for regular academic activities to four months for thesis preparation, depending on education level. Compen - sation during creative leave is based on regular salary, while educational leave uses average salary calcula - tions. Social Leave Maternity and childcare leave under the Labour Code provides comprehensive support for working women and families. Standard maternity leave grants 126 calendar days of paid leave (70 days before birth, 56 days after), extended to 70 days post-birth for compli - cated deliveries or multiple births. Agricultural workers receive enhanced benefits with 140 days for normal births, 156 days for complicated deliveries, and 180 days for multiple births. Women who adopt children under two months old are entitled to the same 56-day
post-birth social leave and additional benefits. Par - ents or family members caring for children may take partially paid social leave until the child reaches three years of age, with compensation determined by leg - islation. Unpaid Leave Unpaid leave under the Labour Code allows employ - ees time off without pay for family, educational or personal reasons. It includes leave upon employee request for specific circumstances with set durations in a work year (ranging from seven days to one month, or until the person reaches certain age (caring for chronically sick children until they become four years old) depending on the situation, such as fathers during wives’ maternity leave, parents with young children, employees with disabilities, or doctoral students). Leave by mutual agreement between employer and An employee shall be held financially liable in full if they disclose the employer’s commercial secret; if they cause moral damage by discrediting the employ - er’s identity, degrading their honour and dignity, or by spreading untrue, slanderous, insulting slander or false information, seriously harming their entre - preneurial activity. This can be specifically regulated through a separate contract between the employer and the employee. Employee’s Liability employee cannot exceed six months. Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Except for stipulated situations in the Labour Code, the employee is financially liable for the damage caused to the employer up to the amount of one month’s average salary. Whether directly when con - cluding an employment contract or in the process of employment relations, the employer may conclude a written agreement with employees who have reached the age of 18 who perform work or provide services directly related to the storage, processing, sale, trans - portation, use, and other operations of the property entrusted to them, stating that they bear full financial responsibility. An employee shall not be liable for any damage caused to the employer by a natural disaster while performing their job duties. In addition to the actual
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