Abstract
The article describes the changes in labor relations in Kazakhstan. Legislative body actively changed labor relations. The article investigates the changes in the institution of "representation", manifested in the issues of collective bargaining agreement (CBA).|The research reveals that the relations of the employee and his representative have a special order. With the beginning of the twenty-first century, the staff has much less legal tools to control and influence the text of the CBA. The will of a staff in a CBA is expressed weakly and indirectly. The analysis demonstrates that the number and scope of employees' rights in the process of drawing up and entering into a CBA has decreased. The authors conclude that the representation of employees in the XXI century has undergone significant changes.