As we are approaching towards the end of 2015 new payroll parameters to be applied during next year comes to light one by one. Instead of providing meal allowance in cash or supplying foodstuff, employer may choose to provide employees with meal vouchers or tickets enabling them have their lunch …
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In our recent article dated 22 December 2015 we discussed on “Incentives for Employees with Disability” which also includes the disability tax allowance amounts determined depending on degree of disability by government every year in accordance with Article 31 of Income Tax Law No. 193 The increased monthly amounts to …
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One of the most important parameter in the calculation of wages is the income brackets and the tax rates applied to them. Withholding tax amount on the wages is calculated by taking into consideration the cumulative income tax base and the above rates which is determined for every year. The …
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As the new year is approaching finance departments of many companies are very busy with the hard task of preparing the next year’s annual budget which will be a guideline for the future spending and activities of the company. What makes the upcoming year special is the %30 rise …
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Turkish PM Davutoglu announced his government’s 2016 Action Plan intended for the realization of pre-election pledges, and includes some critical reforms which will have serious impact on the business world. The plan will be implemented according to a schedule and contains numerous reforms and promises which will be put into …
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In our recent article published in website http://turkishlaborlaw.com/news/legal-news/346-revision-is-expected-on-minimum-wage we informed you of the Government’s pre-election pledge that the monthly net minimum wage will be raised to 1.300 TL as of January 2016, from the current 1.000 TL. This 30% rise has caused a great concern for the private sector employers who …
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After the 3 December has been proclaimed as “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” in 1992, “The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol” which is signed and ratified by Turkey, was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations. Purpose of the Convention …
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Turkey is a party to many international agreements and conventions, some of which have precedence over domestic laws, aimed at struggling against discrimination between people as regard to religion, sect, race, color, age or sex, and such grounds. Firstly, Article 10 of Constitution sets forth the general framework of “Equality …
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United Nation has proclaimed 3 December as “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” in 1992 to create awareness on the problems of disabled persons. In our recent write up that can be accessed in http://turkishlaborlaw.com/faq/343-is-it-obligatory-to-employ-disabled-personnel we mentioned briefly the obligation of employing disabled personnel in private sector establishments, and in following …
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2015 General Elections of Turkey is over now and it is time for the winning party to carry out its promises and commitments, the most important of which monthly net minimum wage is to be 1.300 TL starting from January 2016. According to TUİK, Turkey Statistical Agency, about 5 million …
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