Abstract:
The article considers the problematic aspects of protection against discrimination in
the workplace from the point of view of compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
international practice and law enforcement practice with international labor standards. The authors give
considerations about the need to increase responsibility for discrimination and the adoption of strict rules
and make amendments to the labor legislation imposing the responsibility of the employer for discriminating
an employee in labor relations. Also the article analyses different grounds for discrimination, considers its
types and definitions. Authors have taken several foreign states which have the bright example of decent
labor legislation that we are expected to reach.