Specific Features of the Legal Regulation of Domestic Workers’ Labor

Abstract

This article analyzes the specific features of the legal regulation of domestic workers’ labor under the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It examines the concept of a domestic worker, the status of an individual as an employer, the conclusion of an employment contract, working and rest time arrangements, changes to working conditions, termination of the contract, recognition of employment periods as length of service, and the resolution of individual labor disputes. The article shows that the Code ensures flexibility in a household setting while introducing basic formalization requirements. At the same time, it identifies a number of problematic issues in practice, including the limited regulation of working hours and the dependence of length-of-service recognition on the payment of social tax, and offers proposals for improving the regulation.