6 Sep 2017
Turkey’s High Planning Council has updated the country’s 2014 to 2023 National Employment Strategy by approving an action plan for the 2017 to 2019 period. The latest action plan continues its earlier approach of targeting growth in seven specified […]
10 May 2017
Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently ruled that a sub-employer’s employees cannot benefit from rights which arise from the primary employer’s collective labour agreements. The court held that the legal situation of the primary employer’s employees is different to the sub-employer’s […]
24 Apr 2017
Turkey’s Professional Competence Authority has published a range of Communiqués introducing and amending National Occupational Standards for a number of professions. The Communiqués on National Occupation Standards No 2016/15, 2016/18 and The Communiqués Amending National Occupation Standards No. 2016/16 […]
13 Mar 2017
Turkey’s Constitutional Court recently considered a claim that unclear statements in a lower court’s decision about a party’s final date of employment had breached his constitutional right to a fair trial. The Constitutional Court upheld the employee’s claim, holding […]
30 Dec 2016
Turkey’s Professional Competence Authority has published a range of Communiqués introducing and amending National Occupational Standards for a number of professions. The Communiqué on National Occupation Standards No 2016/11, 2016/12, 2016/14 and The Communiqué Amending National Occupation Standards No. […]
18 Oct 2016
From 1 January 2017, employers must enrol all employees into an Individual Pension System if they are under 45 year’s old and Turkish citizens. Employees can terminate their enrolment in the pension scheme within two months of being notified […]
15 Sep 2016
Turkey has introduced new principles and procedures regarding work permits for foreigners, as well as exemptions. Existing uncertainties about work permit requirements for company directors have been clarified and a new “Turquoise Card” system is introduced, The Turquoise Card […]
19 Aug 2016
Turkey’s Ministry of Health has introduced exemptions from certain pre-application criteria for employing foreign health workers in private health institutions. In certain conditions, individuals who are temporarily under Turkey’s protection are no longer required to meet criteria related to […]
12 Aug 2016
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently held that terminating an employment agreement based on the employee lodging a complaint about the employer to the Prime Ministry Communication Centre (“BİMER”) violated the employee’s constitutional rights. The court held the employee’s freedom […]
8 Jul 2016
Turkish public institutions and workplaces which fall into the “low hazard” category, which have 49 employees or less, must now provide occupational health and safety staff. From 1 July 2016, these employers must designate staff members as occupational safety […]
