1- WHAT IS THE ENFORCEMENT OF NOT PAYING THE FEES OF JOURNALISTS ON TIME?
The employers who do not pay the fees of journalists on time should pay 5% more for every passing day.
2- WHAT IS THE PERIOD OF ANNUAL LEAVE OF JOURNALISTS?
A journalist who works a certain period of time within a day;
2.1- has right to have 4 weeks paid annual leave on condition that he/she works at least 1 year.
2.2- If a person works in that profession more than 10 years, he/she has right to have 6 weeks paid annual leave.
***The seniority of a journalist is calculated according to his/her service period in that profession not calculated according to his/her service period in the same gazette.
2.3- If a journalist does not work in a certain period of time within a day, he/she has right to have 2 weeks paid annual leave for every 6-month working period.
3- HOW MANY YEARS SHOULD A JOURNALIST WORK IN ORDER TO HAVE SENIORITY INDEMNITY?
If a journalist works at least 5 years in that profession, he/she will have seniority indemnity. Seniority indemnity should be calculated in the first date when he/she enters in that profession.
4- HOW MUCH FEE SHOULD BE PAID IF A JOURNALIST WORKS DURING NATIONAL HOLIDAYS, GENERAL HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS?
According to that law, if a journalist work during national holidays, general holidays and weekend, those periods should be regarded as overworking. The fee paid for each overworking hour should be charged 50% more than the normal working hours.
Source: Press Law – Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS)
