72 illegally dismissed employees were reinstated to work in Azerbaijan within 10 months

During the past 10 months, 72 people who were illegally dismissed from their jobs have been reinstated.

This was reported to "Report" by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.

It was stated that the State Labor Inspectorate Service under the Ministry detected delays in the payment of 593 thousand manats of social-character funds to employees by employers during the January-October period.

As a result of the measures taken, these funds were paid to the employees by the employers. 90 percent of these funds consisted of wages, and 10 percent consisted of allowances, benefits, and compensations for damages.

During the investigation of appeals, the State Labor Inspectorate Service also determined that the employment contracts of 72 workers were terminated in violation of legislative requirements.

As a result of the measures taken by the Service in accordance with the legislation, those workers were reinstated to their previous jobs.