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- COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCY IN TURKISH LAW / Collective redundancy, also called collective dismissal or lay-off is the termination of large amount of employees’ contracts due to economic, technological or structural reasons.
- MINIMUM WAGE SUPPORT ENDS / Government support for minimum wage, which is being applied since 2016, will end after September 2018.
- DETENTION AND ARREST OF AN EMPLOYEE / In case of an employee’s detention or arrest period exceeds the notice period, employer has the right to break the employment contract by just reason.
- DEFERMENT INTEREST RATE IS INCREASED / Determent interest rate and late fee applied to public receivables is increased from 12% to 24% yearly (monthly 2%)
- DATA CONTROLLERS REGISTRATION DATES ON DATA CONTROLLER REGISTRY / Dates of registration obligation on Data Controller Registry are issued in the Official Journal numbered 30513, dated 18 August 2018.
- INTERN SUPPORT EXTENDED FOR 3 YEARS / As per Presidential Decision No. 42, dated 15 August 2018, Government support for employers of interns is extended until 2020-2021 (included) school year.
- SHORTER WORKING PERIODS FOR NON-SMOKING EMPLOYEES / According to revealed “Tobacco Control Strategy and Action Plan,” positive discrimination will be applied to non-smoking personnel.
- WORK DURING FEAST OF SACRIFICE AND HOLIDAY BENEFITS / Working on national days and public holidays is arranged in article 44 of Law No. 4857. Working on such days is determined by employment contracts and collective agreements.
- IS HALF DAY PAID LEAVE POSSIBLE? / Yes it is possible to take half day paid leave; there is no arrangement in laws and regulations against it.
- IS COMPENSATORY WORK POSSIBLE FOR EVES OF FEASTS? / In case of bad weather and under some other circumstances that made working impossible, employer has the right to ask its employers to make up unworked hours at a later date.
- FAQS ABOUT PAID MILITARY SERVICE EXEMPTION / As we informed you before, employees who were born on or before 1st January 1994, and pay 15.000,00 TRY will complete their military service in 21 days of basic military training.
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