FAQ

    If an employee has a heart attack at work, should it be considered as a work accident? The definition of work accident and all the corresponding conditions are described in detail on Social Security and General Health Insurance Act number 5510. According to this act, work accident is …

  “My work conditions have changed. If I quit, can I take compensation?” An employer who wants to make changes to the working conditions, workplace practices or provisions of the employment contract is obligated to inform the changes to the employees in written form.

Private pension and insurance payments paid by employees and employers on behalf of employees used to have income tax exemption. As of 3 months from June 2012, the current method will be readjusted based on the following:• Private pension receipts by employee will not have anymore exemption.  The state will …

 Periods of medical leave for the insured employees are reported on the Social Security Institution’s (SSI) website. These reports are supposed to be declared in 5 days starting from the end of report day. In case of not reporting, SSI used to send a written notification to the company and …

 According to labor law 4857 clause 24/II, if an employee is paid less that his salary, he is eligible to terminate his employment based on righteous cause. If he terminates employment on righteous cause, he will be eligible for severance pay. Since there is no notice period, he will not …

In order to be entitled for severance pay, the employee should have completed 15 years of work period and 3600 days of social insurance contributions. In that case, he can demand a certificate from the Social Security Agency stating that he is entitled to severance pay and obtain the right …

In case of termination of work where severance pay is necessary, the employee should receive 30 day worth of pay for every year completed. For severance pay, all side benefits such as food, transportation should be included besides the salary. Overtime pay should not be included in the severance pay …

According to the regulation on work durations effective as of April 6, 2004, if the work is halted due to imperative reasons, national holidays or periods when working hours are shrunk considerably for similar reasons, the extra work time to make up the lost labour is called compensation work. The …

Normal 0 21 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE According to law number 4857, the regular work week is 45 hours. Any worker working over 45 hours works overtime. If a worker did not work over 45 hours per week on average for a period of 2 months but worked …

Normal 0 21 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The ratio of salary raise should be determined in the employment contract or collective contract. If the ratio and period are not determined in the contract, the employer cannot be forced to give a raise. In this case, whether there will …