(5 March 2026 | Source: press service of the Zhambyl Regional Prosecutor's Office)
In the city of Taraz, prosecutors identified cases of non-payment of mandatory pension contributions for employees. According to the Zhambyl Regional Prosecutor's Office, the violations affected more than 2,500 people, who worked both in a private company and in state-run preschool institutions.
Following the inspection, the arrears of contributions were paid off, and officials were brought to administrative responsibility.
WHERE PENSION PAYMENT VIOLATIONS WERE FOUND
As established by the prosecutor's office, during the period from August to December 2025, mandatory pension contributions for 650 employees of Zhasyl El Taraz LLP were not transferred to the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund (UAPF).
The total amount of unpaid deductions was more than 20 million tenge. After the prosecutor's intervention, the funds were transferred to the fund.
CONTRIBUTION ARREARS IN THE CITY'S KINDERGARTENS
Similar violations were also found in the preschool education system. This concerns 1,895 employees of state-run kindergartens, under the authority of the Taraz City Education Department.
According to the prosecutor's office, mandatory pension contributions for these workers had not been paid, amounting to 283 million tenge.
After a supervisory act was issued, the full amount of the debt was repaid.
WHAT MEASURES WERE TAKEN FOLLOWING THE INSPECTION
The prosecutor's office reported that as a result of supervisory measures, employers transferred approximately 300 million tenge in mandatory pension contributions to the UAPF.
Furthermore, those responsible were brought to administrative responsibility. The prosecutor's office materials did not specify which officials were penalised or what sanctions were applied to them.