On the occasion of International Working Women’s Day, we would like to present the provisions concerning women in Turkish Labor Legislation briefly to your attention. Subject of this first part will be the “Principle of Equal Treatment” and “Protective Provisions” concerning female employees. PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT Turkey is a party …
Read More »Happy Women’s Day: Part Two – Working Mother IN Labor Law
On the occasion of International Working Women’s Day we presented the provisions in labor legislation related to “Equality Principle” and “Protective Provisions” in our first article. Further we want to specify some arrangements for working mothers included in Labor Law, and Regulations. WORK DURING MATERNITY NURSING LEAVE – Women cannot …
Read More »10 Questions and Answers on 2016 Minimum Wage Support in Turkey
New Year’s hot topic, the government support on %30 minimum wage hike and its method of administration is clarified by the SSI’s Circular No. 2016/4 issued on 12, February. You can get access to the full details of 2016 minimum wage support and full translation of related article in …
Read More »Flexible Working After Childbirth and Adoption in Turkey
Working class in Turkey isacquainted with first time introduced rights concerning their working times after birth and adoption. Turkish mothers have sixteen weeks statutory maternity leave and may take an additional unpaid leave up to six months starting from this period. There were no arrangements concerning the leaves or pays …
Read More »2016 Minimum Wage Incentive Issued In The Official Journal
Law on Amending Military Service Law and Some Other Laws, No. 6661 has been issued in Official Journal No. 29606, dated 27 January 2016 and is in effect as of 1st January 2016. We informed you recently, the article 17 of above said (colloquially known) bag law thatarranges theprocedures and …
Read More »Nursing Benefit Increased
Nursing benefit (colloquially known as “milk money”) is a lump-sum payment made to the insured nursing mother or to the male insurance holder due to his not insured spouse giving birth, to help them to feed their infants. The amount of the benefit isdetermined by the Board of Directors of …
Read More »Funeral Benefit
Funeral benefits a lump-sum payment made to the right holders of the insurance holder who deceased when receiving incapacity income due to work accident or occupational disease or permanent incapacity income, invalidity, duty disability or old – age pension or when his/her minimum 360 days of invalidity, old – age …
Read More »Comparision Tables of 2015/2016 Minimum Wages and Their Cost to Employers
It seems that this year will be costlier than the last, since the Minimum wage has been raised to 1.647,00 TL starting from 1st January 2016, while it was 1.273,50 TL in 2015, and the wage hike is about %30. In the tables below you can see the comparison tables …
Read More »2016 Payroll Parameters
In Turkey, Payroll Parameters are strictly connected with minimum wage usually determined twice to cover the first and second half of the year; however as an exception minimum wage of 2016 has been raised for ones and will be the same all along the 2016. As result of this only …
Read More »Calculation of Minimum Wage and Its Cost to Employer
CALCULATION OF NET MINIMUM WAGE/GROSS TO NET TL MINIMUM GROSS WAGE 1.647.00 SSI EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION (%14) 230,58 UNEMPLOYMENT PREMIUM – EMPLOYEE ( % 1 ) 16,47 INCOME TAX BASE 1.399,95 AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX 209,99 STAMP TAX 12,50 TOTAL EMPLOYEE DEDUCTION 469,54 MINIMUM LIVING ALLOWANCE (SINGLE) 123,53 NET MINIMUM WAGE …
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