A SGK Circular regarding the European Social Security Agreement was signed between Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Turkey on March 1, 1977. Based on the provisions of the European Social Security Agreement, the Circular mentioned social security applications of the temporary assignments with Spain and Portugal, countries …

When an employment contract is terminated,  an employee who has worked for the same employer for more than 1 year is entitled to severance pay. The conditions necessary to benefit from this right are regulated in the current Article 14 of the abolished Labor Law No. 1475, which also includes …

The employer is only obliged to pay wages and the overtime hours worked based on the minimum amount determined by the law. Apart from this, additional benefits may arise from the employment contract or may be given on the employer’s initiative. One of the most preferred side benefits provided to …

Gaining money is the common denominator for the employer and the employee. The employer puts his capital into the company and aims to make a profit and the worker works to earn a wage. As a result, one of the most sensitive topics in the employee-employer relationship is wages. Wages …

The methods of notifying government agencies are going online. The Social Security Institution (SGK) is switching its notifications from paper to electronic. SGK will now make notifications to employers via e-notification. For this application, employers must apply to the Institution and obtain an e-notification address. Legal regulation On September 24, …

With the Official Gazette dated September 30, 2021, both the “Short-Term Insurance Branch Implementation Communiqué” and the “Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Submission of the Notification of the Insured Persons at Rest to the Social Security Institution by the Employers” were repealed. Subclause 9 of Article 40 …

After the fire disaster, it was announced through the media that an arrangement would be made to postpone the insurance premium payments of the workplaces in the region. The expected regulation was made with the General Letter published by SGK on August 9th, 2021. The wildfires started simultaneously in many …

Introduced back in 2016 due to the increase in minimum wage, Minimum Wage Support aims to reduce the labor costs of employers and increase employment. Minimum Wage Support is here to stay for the rest of the year. The temporary 85th article was added to Law No. 5510 regarding minimum …

The recent natural disasters in Turkey have not only damaged the environment and the community but also the businesses in the affected regions. It has been announced that workplaces will be facilitated by tax and SGK payments in the media and through the official channels of the government institutions. In …

The VAT rate was reduced from 8% to 1% with the discount introduced last summer. This discount will continue to apply. The reduced VAT application in food expenditures, which is expected to end on July 31, was extended again with the Presidential Decision No. 4312 published in the Official Gazette …