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The Labour Code No. 4857, which is the basic law of Turkish Labour Law, allowed individuals who have not reached the age of 18 (who have the status of ‘children’ according to the Turkish Civil Code) to be employed and work in certain cases and with certain special conditions. In this regard, according to the...

In cases where the weekly working hours a workplace are temporarily reduced by at least one third due to general economic, sectoral or regional crisis, or force majeure, or if the activity at the workplace is stopped completely or partially for at least four weeks without requiring continuity, income support will be provided to the...

According to the provisions of the International Labor Code No. 6735, employers who will employ foreigners to work in Turkey are required to obtain a work permit before the foreigner starts working. Work permit is a type of permit issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security as an official document and gives the...

Vocational training courses; are courses organized by the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) in order to help those who do not have a profession acquire a profession and to increase the employability of those who have a profession but want to improve their professional skills.   Conditions for Benefiting from Vocational Training Courses In order to...

In the Turkish Social Insurance Law, some special rights in the form of positive discrimination have been introduced to working mothers who have severely disabled children who need someone else’s care. One of these rights is the ability to earn extra social insurance service days in return for their work and retire early. This regulation...

The Regulation on Amendments to the Regulation on Business Lines entered into force after being published in the Turkish Official Gazette dated 23rd of January, 2024 and numbered 32438. The Article 4 of the Regulation on Business Lines has been amended with the relevant Regulation. In this context, upon the application of the employer, employers’...

A special arrangement is existing in the Turkish Social Security Law for women who are doign handicrafts at home. These women are included to the social insurance scope with special legal arragements.   Who are within the scope of the insurance conditions for women doing handicrafts at home? Except for sewing, embroidery, food processor, iron...

In accordance with the Article 30 of the Turkish Labor Code No. 4857, it is mandatory to employ three percent of disabled workers in private sector workplaces employing 50 or more workers. It is mandatory for disabled workers to be employed in this way to work in jobs suitable for their professional, physical and mental...

Amendmends are being made in Turkish Labour and Employment Agency (İŞKUR)’s active labour force programmes. Changes are made in order to prevent possible hesitations and increase efficiency in the presentation of courses and programs within the scope of “the Regulation on Procedures and Principles for the Execution of Active Labour Services”, which came into force...

With the latest omnibus bill submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly, important changes are being made that concern working life and employers. These changes can be summarized as follows: The Social Insurance Premium Incentive of the Law No. 6111 (premium incentive given for employing women, young workers and workers with a vocational qualification certificate)...