Features of the labour of medical and pharmaceutical workers

Relevance. The relevance of the conducted study is due to the rather low level of development of the healthcare system in Kazakhstan, in connection with which problematic aspects arise in the segment of labour relations in this industry. Purpose. The purpose of the study is to analyse the regulatory legal acts of Kazakhstan on the legal regulation of the labour of medical and pharmaceutical workers. Methodology. Such methods as logical analysis, functional analysis, deduction, dogmatic, formal-legal were used. Results. It was identified that at this stage Kazakhstan ranks last in terms of financing the health sector among 63 countries according to the World Health Organisation. It was also noted that salaries of medical and pharmaceutical workers are declining. The consequence of this is that most of the latter can emigrate to countries with more acceptable socio-economic conditions. An analysis of the legislative doctrines of foreign countries, namely France, Germany, and Sweden, was conducted. This provided an opportunity to identify the most acceptable factors and norms of labour law that allow ensuring a high level of functioning of the healthcare system in general and conditions for medical and pharmaceutical workers. Collisions of the fixed norms of Kazakhstan were also noted. Conclusions. The obtained results provided an opportunity to highlight problematic aspects of labour law in the examined industry, which helped to identify several recommendations that will improve the current legislation and increase the level of functioning of the healthcare system in general and allow Kazakhstan to reach a higher level in the international arena. Keywords: legal regulation; legislation; comparative analysis; differentiation; qualifications; status