In Azerbaijan, the responsibility of the employer is being increased to prevent the employment of narcological patients.
Medianews.az "Report" informs that amendments have been proposed to the Labor Code and the "Law on Narcological Service and Control" in this regard.
The draft amendment was discussed at today's online meeting of the Labor and Social Policy Committee of the Milli Majlis.
It was reported that the improvement of the normative legal framework is envisaged in order to increase the responsibility of the employer to prevent the employment of persons with drug addiction for types of professions and positions limited for narcological patients.
A draft law has been prepared aiming to amend both pieces of legislation within the scope of implementing this subparagraph.
The draft includes provisions that, when hiring for types of professions and positions limited for narcological patients, the employee must submit an opinion on medical examination (medical check) issued by the state narcological medical institution; and if substantial doubts arise during the employee’s performance of labor functions, the employee shall undergo the relevant periodic or unscheduled compulsory medical examination at the expense of the employer.
Furthermore, according to the amendment, if it is discovered that a person who is a narcological patient was employed for the professions and positions specified in Article 74 of the Labor Code, or if it is determined during medical examination during employment relations that the person is a narcological patient, it is envisaged that the employment contract will be terminated as a ground independent of the parties’ will.