Government is planning to change the status of voluntary private pension system into an auto-participation scheme in order to increase the domestic savings of the country. The newly-hired persons and the employees who changed their jobs will be automatically participated in the private pension scheme and they have to stay …

Annual leave periods will be divided as much as possible, (instead of three), on condition that  one the segments cannot be less than ten days, according to a new arrangement which is expected to be in force soon. As a rule, annual leave cannot be divided by employer and it …

In recent decade Turkey has introduced many supportive arrangements to create employment through incentives. One of them is five point social security premium discount in general (Law No. 5763), and the additional six point social security premium support for employers who employ at least ten employees (Law No. 6486, dated …

The new legislation is on the way to prevent parties filing a lawsuit in Labor Courts for their claims of wages and re-employment. In today’s complex business world, settling the grievances and disputes between employers and employees is an important issue, and many countries are introducing alternative dispute resolution enabling …

We informed you in ourarticle dated 29 March 2016 that “Law on The Protection of Personal Data, No. 6698” has been approved by the Parliament’s General Assembly. We also discussed; the effect of the law on companies processing personal data, data protection principles and transborder transfer of personal data. You …

On the occasion of International Working Women’s Day, we would like to present the provisions concerning women in Turkish Labor Legislation briefly to your attention. Subject of this first part will be the “Principle of Equal Treatment” and “Protective Provisions” concerning female employees. PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT Turkey is a party …

On the occasion of International Working Women’s Day we presented the provisions in labor legislation related to “Equality Principle” and “Protective Provisions” in our first article. Further we want to specify some arrangements for working mothers included in Labor Law, and Regulations. WORK DURING MATERNITY NURSING LEAVE – Women cannot …

Overtime wage and working times are arranged in articles 41 and 63 of Labor Law No. 4857, which give the employer an option of balancing the extra worked hours without paying overtime wages by applying the equalizing principle, currently, within a time period of two months, and this equalizing (balancing) …

Turkish government has taken a decisive step to introduce flexible working arrangements into labor market. Despite the similar previous legislative efforts had been remained inconclusive in the past, the draft “ON AMENDING THE LABOR LAW AND TURKISH EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION LAW” that arranges the temporary working relationship and widening the activity-areas …

  New Year’s hot topic, the government support on %30 minimum wage hike and its method of administration is clarified by the SSI’s Circular No. 2016/4 issued on 12, February. You can get access to the full details of 2016 minimum wage support and full translation of related article in …