Principles relevant to unemployment insurance are determined by Law number “4447”. With regard to this, for any insured to benefit from unemployment insurance, the employment contract is required not to be terminated for the workers fault or not sourced from his will. Besides; the insured should have completely paid unemployment …
Read More »Current Status In The Matter Of Incurring Debt For Maternity
Ramazan Çanakkaleli The matter of incurring debt for maternity which is frequently discussed nowadays has been set forth by Social Security Institution under the law no.5510 first and afterwards a circular and a communiqué have been issued to define the enforcement of the said law. The circular and the communiqué …
Read More »Wonder of a Sip of Coffee by Ela Erozan Gursel
I am a firm believer of branding. I believe powerful brands drive the way we perceive things, we form our likes and dislikes, and even the way we identify ourselves. ‘Turkey’ and ‘Being Turkish’ are in fact brands that make our initial impression in the global arena. Our cultural and …
Read More »InterNations: Connection Point for Expats by Ela Erozan Gursel
One of the biggest challenges of living in a foreign country is meeting new friends and belonging to a new community. Developing acquaintances through work, school or social clubs could be a good way, but you need to have some common ground like playing the same sport, having young kids …
Read More »What are the effects of periods of paid and unpaid parental leave periods?
What are the effects of paid and unpaid parental leave periods on the period which should be passed in order to gain annual paid leave? Women workers have totally 16 weeks paid leave right, 8 weeks before and 8 weeks after the maternity, according to Article 74 of Labour Law …
Read More »Should an employee, winning the reemployment lawsuit, be declared to SGK (Social Security Ins.)?
İbrahim Işıklı There are problems, especially, while declaring an employee, winning the reemployment lawsuit, to Social Security Institution (SGK). If the court has already decided to reemploy the employee, following issues would be matters of debate: · Unless the employee applies for a job within 10 days, cancellation would be …
Read More »Turkey, Hear out India by Ela Erozan Gursel
Mother India… Land of rich history, heated politics and rising giant IT corporations but also home of vivid colors and spices, warmhearted people and incredible monuments and landscapes… India is a huge land of controversy: It is one of those places in the world where you can see the most …
Read More »Implementation of the resolution of the Constitutional Court on wages
In economy supplement of Habertürk newspaper of last Saturday, news about the effect of resolution of the Constitutional Court on taxation of wages and right of action on returning of taxes overpaid was communicated widely. However, when I read the explanations of miscellaneous persons, especially of non -judiciary persons, I …
Read More »What are the conditions of imposing wage cutoff penalty on workers?
Situations and conditions of imposing wage cutoff penalty on workers are arranged with laws. Pursuant to the arrangement made with Article 38 of 4857 No Labor Law, in order to impose a wage cutoff penalty on workers, the situation must be determined with provisions of a work contract or collective …
Read More »Refined Delivery Meals for Busy Women: Rafinera By Ela Erozan Gürsel
Do you know any woman who is content with her weight? One that would try on jeans, look in the mirror and not think that she would look much better if she loses one or two kilos? Being one of these women, I always try to control my appetite, eat …
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