...In January 2015 ASCO laid off 18 out of 461 employees. During termination proceedings, ASCO ensured all legal requirements were met and all applicable compensations paid. All the above mentioned actions were confirmed and validated by Ministry of Labor and Social Protection during the inspection conducted due to the complaint filed by the individuals in question...Both Abbasov Elchin Boyukaga and Valiyev Shamil Elkhan were paid more than minimum required redundancy including 2 months’ payment in lieu of terms plus 1 month’s severance pay plus full month salary for January (even though they only worked half that month)...ASCO won all recent Court instances...which again proves that the Company was in compliance with all necessary Laws & Regulations of Azerbaijan Republic.