Turkish Individual Labour Law
2020, Turkish Individual Labour Law
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This comprehensive analysis outlines Turkish Individual Labour Law, covering fundamental concepts such as the definitions of employees, types of employment contracts, and diverse obligations of both employers and employees. It highlights key areas including the rules governing disabled persons, former convicts, and workplace responsibilities, emphasizing the legal frameworks that shape individual labor rights and protections in Turkey.
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- Protected Portion of Wage .................................................. 68 b. Non-Payment of Wage ......................................................... 68 c. Forfeiture of Wage................................................................. 69 d. Wage Guarantee Fund (Ücret Garanti Fonu) .................70 e. Privileged Claim Character .................................................70 f. Prohibition of the Reduction of Wage ...............................71 g. Obligation of Primary Employers to Deduct Wage Claims from Sub-Employer's Entitlements ..................... 72
- B. Duty of Equal Treatment (Eşit İşlem Borcu) ............................... 72 1. Basis of the Principle of Equal Treatment .............................. 72
- Equal Treatment in Labour Code .............................................73 a. Prohibition of Discrimination ............................................73 b. Principle of Equal Treatment ..............................................75
- C. Duty of Care (Gözetme Borcu) ........................................................75 1. Protection of Personality .............................................................76 a. Protection against Abuses ....................................................76 b. Protection of Personal Data ................................................ 77
- Occupational Health and Safety................................................81
- D. Duty to Make Payment for Employee Inventions ....................... 82 SECTION V Organization of Work I. WORKING TIME .....................................................................................85 A. Concept of Working Time .................................................................85 B. Time Periods Regarded as Working Time .................................... 86
- C. Night Work (Gece Çalışması) .......................................................... 87 D. Compensation Work (Telafi Çalışması) .........................................89 E. Overtime Work (Fazla Çalışma) ......................................................89
- Ordinary Overtime Work .......................................................... 90
- Compulsory Overtime Work .................................................... 92
- XII 3. Overtime Work in Emergency Situations ...............................93
- II. REST PERIODS ........................................................................................ 94 A. Rest Break (Ara Dinlenmesi) ........................................................... 94 B. Paid Weekend (Hafta Tatili) ............................................................ 94 C. National and Public Holidays (Ulusal Bayram ve Genel Tatiller) .................................................................................................. 96
- D. Annual Paid Leave (Yıllık Ücretli İzin) ......................................... 97
- In General ...................................................................................... 97 2. Periods Deemed as Worked to Qualify for Annual Paid Leave .......................................................................................98
- Implementing Annual Paid Leave .......................................... 100
- Remuneration during Annual Paid Leave .............................101 SECTION VI Termination of the Contract of Employment I. SITUATIONS RESULTING IN THE TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT ................................ 103
- A. Mutual Consent (İkale) ................................................................... 103 B. End of the Fixed Term...................................................................... 104
- C. Death .................................................................................................... 105 II. TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT UPON NOTICE (Süreli Fesih) ......................... 106
- A. General ................................................................................................ 106 B. Termination Notice Periods (Fesih Bildirim Süreleri) ............ 106 C. Termination of the Employment Contract of Employee Benefiting the Employment Security ........................................... 107
- General ......................................................................................... 107 2. Scope of the Employment Security ........................................ 108
- Valid Grounds for Termination .............................................. 109
- Re-employment Lawsuit (İşe İade Davası) ...........................110
- XIII III. TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT WITH JUST CAUSE (Haklı Nedenle Fesih) 112
- A. General ................................................................................................ 112 B. Termination of the Contract by Employees ............................... 113
- Health Issues ............................................................................... 113 2. Situations that are Against the Moral Rules and Good Faith .............................................................................................. 113
- Act of Providence ....................................................................... 115 C. Termination of the Contract by Employers ................................ 115
- Health Issues ............................................................................... 115 2. Situations that are Against the Moral Rules and Good Faith ...............................................................................................116
- Act of Providence ........................................................................118
- Absence due to an Arrest or Detention ..................................118
- D. Procedure of Termination with Just Cause..................................118 IV. RESULTS OF THE TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT ...................................................119
- A. Severance Pay (Kıdem Tazminatı) ................................................119
- Requirements of Severance Pay ...............................................119
- Calculation of the Seniority of Employee ............................ 120
- Calculation of Severance Pay .................................................. 122
- Payment of the Severance Pay ................................................. 123
- B. Pay in Lieu of Notice (İhbar Tazminatı) ..................................... 124
- C. Payment of Annual Paid Leave (Yıllık Ücretli İzin Ücreti) .... 125
- D. Right to Seek a New Job (Yeni İş Arama İzni) ........................... 125
- E. Certificate of Employment (Çalışma Belgesi) ...........................
- F. Collective Dismissal (Toplu İşçi Çıkarma) ................................ 127
- G. Compensation for Bad Faith (Kötü Niyet Tazminatı) .............
- A. Constitutional Basis of Occupational Health and Safety ........
- B. Legal Arrangements ......................................................................... 144 1. International Instruments ....................................................... 144
- Occupational Health and Safety Code and Relevant Regulations .................................................................................. 145
- Incentive System ........................................................................ 147 II. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ......................................................................................... 147 III. DUTY OF INSPECTION .................................................................... 148 SECTION III Duties of Employers and Organization of the Workplace I. DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS ................................................................. 149
- A. Duty to Take All Necessary Precautions ..................................... 149
- B. Duty to Monitor and Supervise ..................................................... 150
- C. Duty to Train and Inform ............................................................... 150 D. Duty to Perform Risk Assessment ................................................ 151 E. Duty to Perform Healthcare Surveillance ................................... 152 F. Duty to Report Work Accident and to Keep Record ................ 153 G. Duty to Prepare Emergency Plans and to Evacuate .................. 153
- II. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKPLACE ................................. 154 A. Committee of Occupational Health and Safety (İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Kurulu) ....................................................................... 154
- B. Occupational Health and Safety Professionals .......................... 156 1. Occupational Safety Experts (İş Güvenliği Uzmanları) .. 156
- Occupational Physicians (İşyeri Hekimleri) ....................... 157
- Other Medical Personnel ......................................................... 159
- Worksite Health and Safety Unit (İşyeri Sağlık ve Güvenlik Birimi) ........................................................................ 159