Business in Turkey

The work termination ban and cash wage support practices followed the recent extension of the short-term work allowance.

In Turkey, one of the most important economic measures against Covid-19 has been undoubtedly the short term work practice. The pandemic being accepted as a compelling cause, employers were given the chance to be compensated for the wages of reduced work hours by applying for short term work allowance. The …

As a result of the launch of MuhSGK, the information about the services of the insured (wages, days, premiums, bonuses, etc.) will be notified with the withholding and premium service declaration. Along with the withholding and premium service declaration, there are also new social security administrative fines, as per the …

The notification process of the monthly premium and service declaration to the institution through the Withholding Declaration screens of the Revenue Administration, not through the e-SSI screens, was first put into legislation on August 9, 2016. With the Law No. 6728, a premium service statement was added to the Article …

In the current laws, there is no regulation that prevents being insured in more than one workplace at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to work in more than one workplace. There is no need to pay severance pay for employees who switch jobs between companies (or branches) whose …

Ban of work termination is one of the government measures taken in order to fight against the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Another measure, the short work allowance, has also been re-evaluated and the criteria to qualify for the short work allowance have been eased.  For workplaces where work …

Short term work allowance is one of the economic measures that the Turkish government has taken against Covid-19. The allowance was previously extended until July 31st, 2020. By the Law No. 7252, published in the Official Gazette numbered 31199, dated July 28th 2020, the President was authorized to extend it …

The President’s Decree was published in the Official Gazette regarding the duration of the cash wage support, short-term work, termination restrictions, and unpaid leave. The duration of these labor measures are extended for another month. Accordingly, applications regarding the extension process will not exceed the periods declared in the original …

“Civil servant monthly coefficient” determining the income tax exemption for child and family benefits has been announced. The coefficient is determined as 0.154461 for the second half of 2020. Child and family benefits are actually government-sponsored additional payments to public employees. Some of the exceptions applied to public employees’ payrolls …

With the Declaration of Identity Notification Law No. 1774, that entered into force on 11 July 1979, it is compulsory to notify the law enforcement officers of the identity of those who work and live in all kinds of accommodation, trade, and art businesses, as well as those who leave …