Caspian Legal Center

Caspian Legal Center (CLC) is a law firm in Azerbaijan whose practice includes payroll services for employers operating in the country. It works with multinational companies expanding into the South Caucasus as well as local businesses growing their workforce.

Its payroll work covers salary calculation, income tax deductions, social insurance contributions and the registration of employees with state authorities, together with advice on the wage, bonus, working-time, hiring and termination rules set out in Azerbaijan's Labour Code. Because breaches of employment and payroll requirements can lead to administrative penalties, employee claims and in some cases criminal liability for the employer, the firm's approach combines payroll administration with legal compliance support.

Alongside payroll, CLC advises on labour and employment law, tax services and accounting, corporate matters and company set-up, banking and finance, oil and gas, renewable energy, construction, immigration, real estate, transportation and maritime, intellectual property, and litigation and debt collection.