As is known there are various types of working permissions set out in Law on the Work Permit for Foreigners, No. 4817. One of them is working permission for an indefinite period of time, and that may also be called “permanent work permit”. Law No. 4817, Article 6 which is …
Read More »Are Foreigners Obliged to Get Work Permit to Work In Turkey?
Pursuant to Law on The Work Permit for Foreigners, No. 4817 that regulates the work of foreign nationals in Turkey; Unless otherwise provided in the bilateral or multilateral agreements to which Turkey is a party, the foreigners are obliged to get permission before they start to work dependently or …
Read More »Half Time Working Pay after Childbirth for Working Mothers
Draft on Amending Some Laws and Statutory Decrees For Protection of Family and Dynamic Structure of Population is submitted to Presidency of TBMM (Grand National Assembly Of Turkey). Many changes are expected in working life by the enactment of the above mentioned draft. New additional benefits will be granted to …
Read More »Revisions on the Work Permits for Foreigners
As is known, detailed regulations on the work of foreigners in Turkey are included in Application Regulations of Law On The Work Permit For Foreigners which is published in the Official Gazette no. 25214 dated 29/8/2003. The amendments made to Article 55 of Application Regulations of Law On The Work …
Read More »Occupational Safety & Employer’s Liability
As industrial accidents became a current issue in the country, we found it important to remind the duties of employer related to occupational health and safety, because failing to carry out these duties might cause Employer being liable to serious administrative and criminal sanctions. We had also published an article …
Read More »Employee Who Violates the Rules of Occupational Safety Might Be Dismissed Without Compensation
Gradually increasing unfortunate industrial accidents have made the safety of workplaces a current issue in the country, and important changes under way in the field of Occupational Health and Safety. The Draft on “Amending the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331” had been submitted to Grand National Assembly of Turkey …
Read More »Turkey Opens Doors for Qualified Foreigners
Turkey is taking steps to attract qualified foreign professionals and investors by a new draft providing easier work permit application and granting procedures. The Draft On The Employment of Foreigners regulating; the determination, application and following of relevant policies, the procedures and principles related to work permits and exemptions granted …
Read More »The Employee’s Consent Shall Be Required for Overtime Work and Works At Extra Hours
As per the Labor Law, No: 4587, Article 41, works which exceed forty-five hours a week are defined as overtime. Employer may request employees to work overtime, not exceeding 270 hours per year. Further, the employee’s consent shall be required for overtime work, in January each year. In Turkey one …
Read More »SSI Has Issued the Excepted Legal Regulation on “The Matters of Company Partners whose work entrance or termination notifications not submitted.”
According to the announcement made by SSI Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Social Security Institution, dated 09/11/2014, insurance entrance and termination notifications in the format of written documents required by Law for the limited liability company partners, and acting (commandite) partners of commandite companies of which capital divided into shares, the associates …
Read More »Implementations of Social security contracts
C I R C U L A R2013/39 Procedures carried out according to the social security contracts/agreements that Turkey enters into shall hereafter be performed as follows: 1- Periods less than one year No monthly allowance will be granted in turkey for files with the following insured employment periods: …
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