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In business life there are many types of declarations to be submitted to authorities and one of them is “Labor Schedules” that should be published on İŞKUR website. WHAT IS İŞKUR? İŞKUR, Turkish Employment Agency is a state foundation aimed at protecting, improving and expanding employment and preventing unemployment. Providing …

Using the İŞKUR system online is clearly explained in the website of agency both in Turkish and English. Our explanations below are for the branches of foreign based companies which having trouble with the site as we witnessed occasionally. You should first create a new workplace record (system registration) and …

One of the major problems in society is the social and economic deprivation of disabled individuals. Therefore some affirmative actions are being taken in all countries to provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to be productive and integrated with the society. And the best way of ensuring their employment is …

  Q: Can we file a work permit application inside Turkey for a foreigner staying in the country with tourist visa.A: No, it is not possible to apply for a work permit inside Turkey concerning a foreigner who is staying in the country with a tourist visa. Only holders of valid residence …

Although the current mandatory state social security system (SSI/SGK) covers almost all of the employees as regard to health insurance and pension there also exist some supplementary private insurances which can be named as; Individual Retirement System; Private Health Insurance; Private Life Insurance. Their tax and premium liabilities vary according …

Part of the wage that constitutes the amount of minimum subsistence level is not subject to income tax for real persons in Turkey legislation. Minimum Living Allowance is calculated on the basis of minimum wage regardless of the total earning, and in accordance with the marital status and the number …

COMPANY REGISTRATION 1 – When to Register? Employer should register in SSI (SGK) at the same day they employed staff. Upon registration, companies will receive a social security registration number. As per Social Security and General Health Insurance Law No. 5510, Article 11-3 “The employer is obliged to submit the …

 Penal provisions as regard to foreigners working without a work permit and their employers are regulated in  Article 21 of Law On The Work Permit For Foreigners N. 4817, and amount of the fines rearranged for the year 2015 are as follows; For employer or employer representative who employee foreigners …

 We advise you do so. Because according to latest announcement from Ministry of Labor and Social Security Department of Work Permit for Foreigners; “As of the date January 1, 2015 foreigners whose passport validity are not 60 days longer than the expiration date of the work permit will not be …

  Pursuant to Law on The Work Permit for Foreigners, No. 4817 that regulates the work of foreign nationals in Turkey; Unless otherwise provided in the bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Turkey is a party, the foreigners are obliged to get permission before they start to work dependently or …