Business in Turkey

One of the personnel documents that the employers request before a male employee starts work is the document showing the military status. What is the purpose of this document?  It is a legal obligation for a Turkish male citizen to fulfill his military service between the ages of 20-41, determined …

Within the scope of combating the economic problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Turkish government has postponed the payments of 3-month SGK premiums of the affected businesses.  What is the deadline for premium payments? The premium payment postponement was determined within the scope of the compelling reason between March …

Current legislative provisions regulating business relations that determine the rules in working life are largely carried out in accordance with the Labor Law No. 4857. Working hours in the workplaces are regulated in Article 63 of the law and applied as 45 hours at most and divided equally by the …

The most important measures the Turkish government took in order to minimize the negative effects of the pandemic for the worker and the employer was the work termination ban and the short work practice. These provisional laws were initially in effect for a period of 3 months, but have been …

Recently, some misinformation has surfaced about the earnings based on the insurance premium that the employers have reported to the SSI for their employees and whether the payments made are included in the earnings based on the premium. As a result of incomplete and unwarranted notifications made and to be …

Workers whose employment contracts have expired follow their exit payments when leaving their jobs. Some workers calculate the amount they need to receive in terms of salary and side benefits, and cross check the amount deposited in their account by the employer. The net-brut.com site provides easy calculation for seniority-notices …

During the pandemic, all learning was carried out remotely and all practical learning practices such as internships and vocational training were interrupted until September 21st. Certain education institutions such as Anadolu technical and vocational high schools require their students to complete vocational skills training in workplaces in order to graduate. …

As a measure to fight the spread of the pandemic, remote work was implemented among employees conducting R&D at Technoparks and R&D and Design Centers*.  Remote employees were allowed to continue to benefit from discounts, exceptions, supports and incentives under Law No. 5746 until August 31, 2020, provided that they …

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 …