29.11.2017

The important matters and information for foreigners who obtained work permit and will be subject to Labor Law;

1- No discrimination based on language, race, sex, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion and sex or similar reasons is permissible in the employment relationship.
2- A lower wage for similar jobs or for work of equal value due to the employee’s sex is not permissible.
3- No one can be forced to do labor. Angary is prohobited. “Angary”, is when a person is forced to work without getting paid for it.
4- Written form is required for employment contracts with a fixed duration of one year or more.
5- Employment contract is prepared as 2 copies and signed by employer and employee, the signed copy is given to employee.
6- In case there is no written contract, the employer is obligated to give the employee a written document with the general and special work conditions in 2 months at the latest.
7- If there’s a probation period for the employment contract, it can be 2 months at most.
8- However probation periods can be extended upto 4 months with collective labor agreements.
9- Employees have to be declared as insured to the Social Security Institute (SSI) by the employer at least 1 day before they start working. (in constructure, agriculture and fishing the deadline is the day they start working)
10- Employers need to insure all of their employees.
11- It’s prohibited to employ children who have not turned 14. However, children who have turned 14 and completed their obligatory primary education can be employed in light duty.
12- In Labor Law, work hours can not exceed 45 hours in a week. Any work done over 45 hours is deemed over work.
13- Night work (work between the hours 20:00-06:00) can’t last more than 7,5 hours.
14- Day work can’t last longer than 11 hours.
15- Children who have completed their 14 years of age, have not turned 15 and have completed primary education can’t work over than 7 hours a day and more than 35 hours in a week.
16- For young employees who have turned 15 but have not turned 18, this time limit can be increased upto 8 hours in a day and 40 hours in a week.
17- Overtime work can not exceed 270 hours in a year.
18- It’s obligatory to have the consent of an employee for overtime work.

Source: Ministry of Labor and Social Security