Business in Turkey

Short Term Work Allowance is a measure taken by the Turkish Government to prevent the shrinkage of the economy due to Covid-19. There are quite a few questions that most wonder about the short term working allowance. First of all, is this an allowance paid to the employers or directly …

As post-Covid-19 normalization takes place slowly in Turkey, certain companies are getting ready to resume operations or switch to working full-time. For those returning to normal work hours, they need to end short term work status. What procedures do they need to follow to end short term work?   Should Employers …

Employers can give workers additional monetary benefits besides the actual wage. These benefits can be payments such as sales premiums, bonuses paid to motivate the employee, as well as side benefits that cover the food and travel expenses during the employment. How will the travel expenses, which have been legally …

In recent days,  the Additional Employment Incentive brought by Law No. 6111 is on the radar of many employers and employer representatives. The employment incentive requires a deep understanding of legislation and follows laborious calculation processes and conditions to benefit. While a few changes have been made in the recent …

While discussing which exit codes are valid for the ban of work termination, the matter was clarified by İŞKUR’s internal communication. The ban of work termination, valid for 17 April until 17 July,  was introduced with the provisional article 10 added to the Labor Law No. 4857. The exit codes …

What happens if the short term work allowance is overpaid? It is expected to have audits on short term work allowance payments in the near future. During these audits, if overpayments are found, there will be further reviews on the source of the mistakes. If it is the employer who …

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 …