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Workers’ rights to paid and unpaid leave are issues that are frequently confused in practice. Although they are often used interchangeably in practice, paid leave and unpaid leave are fundamentally different in accordance with the Turkish Labour Law. Annual paid leave, as defined in the Labour Code No. 4857, refers to the leave periods that...

One of the rights defined for workers in the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857 is the right to annual paid leave. Accordingly, workers who have worked in the workplace for at least one year have the right to annual leave between 14 and 26 days, depending on their seniority, the job they do and their...

According to the Turkish Labour Law, there are some rules regarding the implementation of annual paid leave. These rules can be summarised as follows:   Prohibition on working during annual leave The right to annual paid leave cannot be waived, and even if the employee wishes to work during the annual leave period, the annual...

The employer is obliged to pay in cash and in advance the wage for the annual leave period to each employee who uses annual paid leave, before the relevant employee starts his or her leave. In the calculation of this wage, the wages received for overtime, premiums, the wages and social benefits received by workers...

In line with the Turkish Labour Code No. 4857, annual paid leave cannot be divided by the employer. The main reason for this prohibition on division is to prevent the employee’s annual leave right from being divided and rendered meaningless. Annual leave must be granted continuously by the employer within the periods determined according to...

In order for workers subject to the Labour Code No. 4857 to be entitled to annual paid leave, their seniority at the workplace must be at least one year. Annual paid leave is granted to workers who have worked for at least one year, starting from the day they started working at the workplace, including the...

The Turkish Labour Law has given the right for annual paid leave for workers within some certain conditions. Although, as a general practice, leave periods are determined by individual or collective labour agreements, the Turkish Labour Law has determined a minimum level for annual leave periods that vary depending on the employee’s seniority and the...

Rest is a basic human right for employees. Establishing a work life balance is the key to a happy and healthy working life. Rest is important not only for the individual’s humane existence in business life, but also for the continuity of work. The productivity of a rested workforce increases and the sustainability of production...

The Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510, which is the primary law of Turkish social insurance legislation, has brought a number of obligations to employers operating in Turkey. One of these obligations is the obligation to submit the information and documents requested by the Social Security Institution which are related to social security...

The primary law of the Turkish Social Insurance Legislation is the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Code No. 5510. In accordance with this Law, the insurance premium rates to be collected from employers operating in Türkiye who employ personnel are determined as follows: For private sector employers, disability, old-age and survivors insurance premium rate...