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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In business life there are many types of declarations to be submitted to authorities and one of them is “Labor Schedules” that should be published on İŞKUR website. WHAT IS İŞKUR? İŞKUR, Turkish Employment Agency is a state foundation aimed at protecting, improving and expanding employment and preventing unemployment. Providing …

Using the İŞKUR system online is clearly explained in the website of agency both in Turkish and English. Our explanations below are for the branches of foreign based companies which having trouble with the site as we witnessed occasionally. You should first create a new workplace record (system registration) and …

One of the major problems in society is the social and economic deprivation of disabled individuals. Therefore some affirmative actions are being taken in all countries to provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to be productive and integrated with the society. And the best way of ensuring their employment is …

As per the Circular 22nd October 2015 issued by Personnel and Principles General Directorate of Prime Ministry, public employees in state institutions and organizations will be deemed on administrative leave on Friday 30th October 2015 which is subsequent to Republic Day. Consequently, public employees will have 4,5 days holiday uninterruptedly …

One of the common issues on the area of labor life is the accounting treatment of benefits in kind and other allowances that should be treated differently from the wages. Benefits in kind can simply be defined as payments in kind and subsidization by employer provided for employees’ personal or …