Business in Turkey

During the Covid-19 epidemic, some workplaces carrying essential services have remained open and this has posed the risk of spreading the virus among the workers. Employers have had to ensure business continuity while preventing spread of the virus and keeping everyone safe. Because people infected with Covid-19 don’t show symptoms …

The Personal Data Protection Act, aka KVKK in Turkey, was approved in 2016 and in the few years to follow, personal data processes were to be implemented based on this new legislation. Initially the end of this transition period was supposed to be over by November 2019, later postponed to …

Most employers impacted by the virus applied to ISKUR for short-term work allowance in March and have continued short-term work in April and May. Within the applications of short-term work, there are certain questions that need clarifications: Are all the workers work hours reduced within the scope of the short …

Based on law no. 4857 of Turkish Labor Law that regulates work life, workers are granted one rest day for a period of 7 days. The employer is required to pay one rest day for their workers who worked for the week. How does this work when the workplace is …

As most employers applied for short term work allowance for the first time, payroll departments have been busy figuring out how to payroll short-term work allowance for workers on different employment contracts. There is still lack of clarity on how to payroll short term work for part-time workers. In this …

Yes, foreign workers in Turkey can benefit from unpaid leave allowance. What is the Scope of the Unpaid Leave Allowance? In order to tackle the economic impacts of Covid-19 pandemic, private companies operating in Turkey are banned from laying off their employees for the next 3 months. Employers will not …

SSI introduced a new regulation for foreign workers’ missing day notifications which will now include these new codes. Arrangements have been made in cases where the insured needs to be notified in more than one document and law type (5746 R&D incentives, insured underground and above ground, insured under actual …

One of the most affected groups during the epidemic is wage workers. On one hand, workplaces halted their functions, on the other hand, no one knows when the market will return to normal. It is only natural that workers fear being laid off. Although the ban on employer termination by …

The coronavirus outbreak has impacted many aspects of business and social life. The Law No. 7244 annexed Provisional Article 10 to the Labor Law No. 4857 and banned the termination of employment during the epidemic. The prohibition of termination was introduced to restrict the employer’s layoffs. In order to support …

During the 3-month period where workers will be entitled to short-term work allowance, there are quite a few public holidays including 23 April, 1 May, 19 May and Ramadan Holiday… How do we record payroll for employees who are on short term work allowance on these days? How should the …