On 21 December 2023, a joint meeting of the AHK Azerbaijan HR and VET and Tax, Customs, and Legal Affairs Working Groups took place at the AccessBank Azerbaijan CJSC Head Office with the participation of more than 40 company representatives. Ms Gulnar Gurbanova, Vice Chairperson for Legal Affairs within the Tax, Customs and Legal Affairs Working Group representing BHM Law Firm, and Mr Fuad Heydarov, Head of the Department of Labor Policy of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, participated as speakers in the meeting.
 
Ms Nigar Huseynzade, Chairperson of HR and VET Working Group from AccessBank CJSC greeted the participants and opened the meeting with a brief welcome speech in which she presented the meeting agenda. Taking the floor, Ms Gurbanova greeted the participants in her turn and began her speech by explaining the main changes and innovations made in the Labor Code this year. At the same time, Ms Gurbanova shared the business survey results and listed the problems and desired expectations related to the Labor Code.
 
Following this, Ms Gurbanova gave the floor to Mr Heydarov. Mr Heydarov informed the participants about the activities of social partnership principles. He also talked about new projects and anticipated amendments in 2024. Later, Mr Heydarov discussed the current problems in the Labour and Employment Subsystem with the participants.

The event continued with a lively question-and-answer session.