WCO entered into force in the earthquake zone, dismissal was prohibited
The subsidy for reduced working hours will be granted in the work centers of the provinces and districts determined by the Ministry of Labor and Security of the region where the State of Emergency (OHAL) has been declared. In accordance with the Presidential Decree published in today’s edition of the Official Gazette, the subsidy for short-time work; It will be implemented in accordance with the request of employers without waiting for determination of eligibility at the workplaces in question.
SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN WITH CASH FEES
Those who have an employment contract but do not have a new right based on the short-term job application made as a result of the regional crisis due to the effects of the earthquake, and those whose employment contract is terminated due to the closure of their service centers. work and who are not entitled to unemployment benefits, can be deducted daily from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, provided they do not receive an old-age pension from any social security institution.133.44 TL Cash support will be provided for contributions.
The salary support in cash will be provided during the state of alarm and will be provided during the period of reduced working hours or during the period of unemployment, once the remaining periods of entitlement that may start earlier have ended. The premiums of these people in relation to general health insurance will also be covered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT, EXTENDED STRIKE TIMES AND BLOCKADE
The President’s decree established the duration of the collective agreement, strikes and lockouts. Consequently, during the state of emergency, the deadlines related to the determination of the authorization under a collective agreement, the conclusion of collective agreements, the resolution of conflicts and strikes and lockouts were extended.
In this context, during the state of emergency, the deadline for employers to pay fines from the wages of workers in one of the banks established in Turkey and that has the authority to accept deposits within 1 month was extended.
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION MEASURES
The decree also took some measures to protect employment. In the provinces where the state of exception has been declared, all kinds of employment contracts, during the state of exception; It cannot be terminated by the employer except for situations that do not conform to the rules of morality and goodwill and similar causes, the expiration of the term in fixed-term employment or service contracts, the closure of the workplace and the termination of its activities. , the completion of all types of contracting services and construction works.
The employer or employer’s representative who violates this provision will be subject to an administrative fine equivalent to the monthly gross minimum wage on the date of the event, for each worker whose contract is terminated.
ADVANCE HEALTH PAYMENTS WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE LAW
Within the framework of the measures to be adopted in the area of social security, advance payments from health service providers in the provinces where the State of Alarm was declared or in these regions expire on February 6 and
In the event that it covers the period after the state of alarm, it will be exempt from the relevant provisions of the law on management and control of public finances. The invoices, documents and annexes that serve as the basis for the payment of health expenses that these institutions must present to the Social Security Institution (SGK) and cannot be obtained due to the effects of the earthquake, cannot be sought in the audit of bills. Interest and undue debts and penalty clauses derived from the contract may be deferred by the SGK during the state of alarm.
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