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Deductions of Fines From Wages

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An amount of fine can be applied on employee’s wage for the reasons determined by the collective agreements or the employment contracts.  These fines are result of disciplinary punishments imposed by workplace’s disciplinary board, and cannot be more than two days’ wage in a month. Fines are arranged in article …

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Change in Actual Service Term Increment

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In the Communique, dated 3rd November 2017, SSI has announced that working days notification of employees who are subject to “actual service term increment” shall be limited to 26 days in a month. As per Law No. 5510, Article 40, in order to evaluate the work under actual service term …

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Minimum Living Allowance Support for Minimum Wage

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2017 net minimum wage will not be affected from the shift on taxable income brackets and will not get lower than 1.404,06 TRY between September and December. As is known, Turkey’s net minimum wage is determined as 1.404,06 TRY (minimum living allowance included) throughout 2017. In the application of income …

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New Safety Standarts and Setting Up Rescue Stations in Mining Work

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Conveyer belts will be standardized and establishing rescue station will be compulsory in underground mining workplaces, according to amendment on the related Regulation.   “Regulation on Occupational Health and Safety in Mining Establishments” intended to determine the minimum health and safety requirements for mining works in order to protect the workers’ …

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Protection of Personal Data Relating to Health

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Regulation on Processing and Ensuring the Privacy of Personal Data Relating to Health (Official Journal 29863, dated 26 October 2016) has been amended by a new regulation that has been issued in Official Journal 30250, dated 24 November.2017.  As is known provisions of “Law on The Protection of Personal Data, …

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Foreigners not Subject to Work Permit in Turkey

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Professionals of the following occupational groups, depending upon their period of stay in Turkey, are not subject to a work permit. Foreigners arriving for the purpose of assembly, maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment and providing training on use of them , without exceeding three months Foreigners arriving for …

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Social Security Agreements

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Every country has its own legislation as regard to international workforce; however provisions of social security agreements are applied instead of domestic legislation. POSTING/SECONDMENT/FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO TURKEY In general; without prejudice to provisions of international social security agreements, employees who are temporarily assigned to Turkey by and on behalf of …

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