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Turkey’s Minimum Wage Support Begins In March

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SSI has issued an announcement as regard to application details and starting date of state support on minimum wage on 5th February 2016, stating that the first premium set-off will be in March. Pursuant to Provisional Article 68, that has been appended to Social Security and General Health Insurance Law …

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Flexible Working After Childbirth and Adoption in Turkey

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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 …

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Nursing Benefit Increased

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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 …

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Funeral Benefit

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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 …

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TURKEY GRANTS WORK PERMIT FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES

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  In Turkey, over 2 million Syrian refugees, who also became a hot topic in world’s agenda after the recent tragic events, are either seeking illegal migration to Europe or being employed in informal, low paid jobs inside the country. In the areas where they are residing in big numbers, …

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TURKEY’S 2016 MINIMUM WAGE INCENTIVE PROPOSAL GETS THROUGH

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Finally, the most awaited issue of the new year, promised premium incentive aimed to reduce to increased employment cost arising from about %30 minimum wage hike became clear. The government’s omnibus bill with the effect date of 1st January 2016 has got through the parliament and the Provisional Article 68, …

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2016 Payroll Parameters

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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 …

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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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