LAW AT HOME SEMINAR –  3 :  SHORT TERM WORK ALLOWANCE  AND PROHIBITION TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (DURING COVID 19)

LAW AT HOME SEMINAR –  3 :  SHORT TERM WORK ALLOWANCE  AND PROHIBITION TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ( DURING COVID 19 ) 

In this virtual meeting , member of Istanbul Bar Association , Mr  Orhun KAMAN , attorney -at law, specialised in Labour and Corperate law will be giving a short presentation on three topics ;
1) Short Term Work Allowance  under Turkish Employment law,
2) Prohibition on Termination of Employment Contract during Pandemic Coronavirus in Turkey
3) Unpaid Leave under COVID 19 regulations in Turkey.

Short term work allowance is a current Turkish government support that workplaces can benefit every time they meet the conditions. The workplaces applying for short-term work allowance to İŞKUR would get approved after the institution’s verification of eligibility.

Prohibition Termination of Employment Contract ; In order to significantly reduce the impact of the epidemic on employment, and to ensure workers’ job security, the new omnibus law imposed a ban on work termination. The ban will apply to the work termination authority of employers.

According new changes unpaid leave will be under the authority of the employer. In other words, the employer can decide to give unpaid leave to the workers in his employ, at his own discretion, without even waiting for the worker’s consent. April 2020 –  Istanbul