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Conditions of announcement of working and rest hours in Turkey Another action to be taken in terms of organizing the work at the workplace is the announcement of the working and rest hours in Turkey determined above. According to Article 67 of the Labour Law No. 4857, the starting and ending times of the daily…
Article 68 of the Labour Law No. 4857 regulates rest breaks in Turkey. Accordingly, rest breaks cannot be less than 15 minutes for works of four hours or less, half an hour for works of more than four hours and up to seven and a half hours (including seven and a half hours), and one…
In Article 66 of the Labour Law, the periods that are considered as working time in Turkey and therefore should be paid wages are listed. According to this i. In mines, quarries or in any manner whatsoever, in underground or underwater work, the periods required for workers to descend or enter or exit wells, caverns…
Article 13 of the Turkish Labour Law generally defines a part-time work (employment contract) in Turkey, and it is accepted that a part-time employment contract will arise if the part-time employment contract is determined significantly less than the equivalent employee working with a full-time employment contract, but there is no regulation on the duration. The…
In fact, it is beneficial to examine the concept of night work in Turkey, which is closely related to shift work and therefore can be evaluated within the section where shift work will be examined, under a separate heading since the labour law has introduced a separate definition and made some special regulations. The provisions…
Article 70 of the Turkish Labour Law No. 4857 mentions preparation, completion and cleaning works in Turkey and stipulates that the relevant conditions shall be regulated by a regulation. The regulation mentioned in the article provision was published in the Official Gazette dated 28.04.2004 and numbered 25446 under the name of “Regulation on Preparation, Completion…
What is Make-Up Time in Turkey ? As far as it can be seen in working life, in case of a repair that needs to be done immediately, or if the working days before or after national holidays and general holidays are holidayed, or if the employee requests leave from the employer for a job…
Article 41 and the aforementioned articles of the Regulation on Overtime Work and working for excessive periods on the Labour Law define another practice called working for excessive periods in addition to overtime work in Turkey. Accordingly, if the weekly working time is determined below forty-five hours in the contracts, the work exceeding the average…
The issues related to overtime work and overtime pay in Turkey are regulated in Articles 41, 42 and 43 of the Labour Law. Additionally, it would be appropriate to consider the provisions of the Regulation on Overtime and Working for excessive PeriodsRegarding the Labour Law, which was issued on the basis of the provision of…
Article 69 of the Labour Law No. 4857, which regulates night shift in Turkey, contains a number of provisions on worker shifts, and Article 76 stipulates the issuance of a regulation on this subject. The said regulation was published in the Official Gazette dated 07.04.2004 and numbered 25426 under the name of “Regulation on Special…
